1.

Implementing Six Sigma usually leads to:

a) Increased process variability.
b) Purchase of newer technology equipment.
c) Increased market share.
d) Added inspectors.

2. The DMAIC process:

a) Has five steps – design, measure, approve, improve and control.
b) Can be used to improve services as well as products and processes.
c) Is a way to analyze statistically designed experiments.
d) Is an alternative to Six Sigma.

3. The best test to use for comparing two standard deviations is:
a) The 2-sample t-test.
b) The 2-sample test for variances.
c) Two-way Analysis of variance.
d) Test for correlation.

4. Which of the following is not a statistical tool:

a) Cause-and-effect diagram.
b) Box plot.
c) Correlation coefficient.
d) Evolutionary Operation.

5. The mission statement for a Six Sigma project is usually prepared:

a) After the measurement phase is completed.
b) By the Six Sigma project team.
c) At 2 in the morning in Busteni.
d) By management with the assistance of a Black Belt.

6. At Six Sigma improvement team meetings:

a) Decisions are usually made by majority vote.
b) The Black Belt is always the team leader.
c) Times assigned to agenda items must not be changed during the meeting.
d) Team members are encouraged to challenge opinions of others.

7. “Is/is not” analysis is:

a) Used to uncover possible root causes of a problem.
b) An assessment of what data are currently available.
c) Most often used to confirm the effectiveness of improvements.
d) A technique for analyzing the data from an experiment.

8. A process capability study:

a) Always involves operators making several measurements on several
different parts.
b) Should be done anytime a process is changed or modified.
c) Is primarily concerned with number of units manufactured per hour.
d) None of the above.

9. When testing a statistical hypothesis:

 a) Larger sample sizes make it more likely that the null hypothesis will be
rejected if the alternative hypothesis is true.
b) The p-value is the probability that the alternative hypothesis is true.
c) The confidence interval generated by MINITAB is always needed to
decide if the null hypothesis is true.
d) If the data indicated that we should not reject the null hypothesis, then
we have proven that the null hypothesis is true.

10. 17 Black Belts taste tested two different types of beer over an extended period
of time one evening. 12 said they preferred brand A and 3 said they preferred
brand B and 2 couldn’t remember. The p-value for the test was 0.035. What
should the experimenter do?