Data-Driven Decision Making Objective
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Which of the following statements about a process is false?
Activities do not have to be completed in order.
Kai's team is running an experiment to see if their ideas will work before they implement them
company-wide. What step of the PDCA cycle are they in?
do
What results do business quality team expect when using quality tools?
Minimize errors through collection and analysis of data
A local restaurant is attempting to reduce the time from taking a customer's order to delivery of the
order. Which quality tool should the restaurant use to study their order process?
Flow Chart
Which type of quality activity would assess capabilities and recommend process design changes as
preventive action?
Quality assurance activity
Which of the Seven Basic Quality Tools is used to exhibit the relationship between two variables?
scatter diagram
Which quality tool is an organized method for collecting data?
check sheet
After collecting data and performing statistical analysis in a company's assembly department, a
quality team recommends processing changes to reduce defects. The team tries a pilot program to
evaluate the effectiveness of their recommendations. Which step of the Plan-Do-Check-Act model
does the pilot program represent?
Do
Which two statements describe how a process approach and a commitment to continuous
improvement enhance quality?
Creates the best possible product and efficiently achieving results
,Which statement is not true of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality?
All the tools are based on statistics
A maker of computer chips develops a new training program to assure that quality standards are met.
Which of the following activities is the training program an example of?
Quality assurance activity
A recent poll of 519 adults who flew in the past year found they ranked the following as their number
1 complaint: cramped seats (45), cost (16), fear of flying (57), security measures (119), poor service
(12), connecting flight problems (8), overcrowded planes (42), late planes (57), food (7), and other
(51). Which technique would be used display a ranking of the complaints?
Pareto Chart
The quality management team at Snoop Diagnostics wants to understand how strong the
relationships are between two sets of items. They set up an L-shaped matrix diagram and place one
set of items into the rows of the matrix and the other set of items into the matrix's columns. They use
stars, diamonds, and plus-signs to mark the strength of the relationships between the items. When
they are done, they notice that some of the cells in the matrix are blank but decide to move on
anyway. They analyze the chart, make plans to address the trends they see and then post the chart for
the rest of the organization to see. What is wrong with the team's process?
The team forgot to create a legend to explain the symbols they used.
Which of the following would be most helpful in completing quality assurance activities?
training line workers to institute new testing standards
Hector has asked his team to collect data to show when and where defects occur. Now he is having
problems compiling the information because the people on his team all decided to collect the data in
different ways. What tool should Hector have asked his team to use to make this process easier to
manage?
a check sheet
Where would you find control limits?
on a control chart
Chester is showing his team how to uncover and fix the defects that their process has produced. What
is he helping his team do?
quality control
Which of the following tools is not used to evaluate numerical data?
a flowchart
Kelly is reviewing the following control chart for trends and aberrations.
What of the following trends would cause her to implement some form of corrective action?
, nothing
Bebe is analyzing the following scatter diagram. What does the diagram suggest?
no correlation between the variables
In results-based management (RBM), which of the following is the definition of Outcome?
The short-term effect that the outputs will have on the organization
There are five steps to the process of results-based management. Which of the following is NOT one
of the three steps in the RESULTS part of results-based management?
activities
Which one of the following is NOT an example of big data?
The amount of money collected by taxes
Data mining is not useful in:
determining the underlying causes of trends.
A company's revenue is 1.4 million dollars for the year and 400 thousand dollars in the fourth quarter.
The same company's costs are 1.2 million dollars for the year and 350 thousand dollars in the fourth
quarter. What is the ratio of revenue to costs for the fourth quarter of the year? What is the
proportion of revenue in the fourth quarter to total revenue for the year? (Answers in the following
form: Ratio, Proportion) The answers are simplified.
8:7, 2:7
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an example of a ________.
Weighted Composite Index
The following is a list of prices for a barrel of oil over time:20 dollars in 199015 dollars in 199527
dollars in 200050 dollars in 200575 dollars in 2010What is the simple index number for the price of oil
in 2005? Hint: the base period is 1990. (Source:
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=F000000__3&f=A)
250
Companies A, B, and C were the three construction companies in Dedge, Minnesota in 2012.
Companies A, B, and C built 9, 21, and 15 house additions in 2012, respectively. Company A went out
of business after 2012 while Company C seriously expanded. No construction companies were
founded between 2012 and 2013. In 2013, Companies B and C built 25 and 29 house additions,
respectively. What is the simple composite index of house additions from the construction companies
in Dedge, Minnesota for 2013. Hint: the base period is 2012.
120
Which one of the following is NOT a fundamental element of, and essential to, epidemiology?
Assessment | Questions With Correct,Verified
& Detailed Answers |A+ Graded|Newest
Update
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which of the following statements about a process is false?
Activities do not have to be completed in order.
Kai's team is running an experiment to see if their ideas will work before they implement them
company-wide. What step of the PDCA cycle are they in?
do
What results do business quality team expect when using quality tools?
Minimize errors through collection and analysis of data
A local restaurant is attempting to reduce the time from taking a customer's order to delivery of the
order. Which quality tool should the restaurant use to study their order process?
Flow Chart
Which type of quality activity would assess capabilities and recommend process design changes as
preventive action?
Quality assurance activity
Which of the Seven Basic Quality Tools is used to exhibit the relationship between two variables?
scatter diagram
Which quality tool is an organized method for collecting data?
check sheet
After collecting data and performing statistical analysis in a company's assembly department, a
quality team recommends processing changes to reduce defects. The team tries a pilot program to
evaluate the effectiveness of their recommendations. Which step of the Plan-Do-Check-Act model
does the pilot program represent?
Do
Which two statements describe how a process approach and a commitment to continuous
improvement enhance quality?
Creates the best possible product and efficiently achieving results
,Which statement is not true of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality?
All the tools are based on statistics
A maker of computer chips develops a new training program to assure that quality standards are met.
Which of the following activities is the training program an example of?
Quality assurance activity
A recent poll of 519 adults who flew in the past year found they ranked the following as their number
1 complaint: cramped seats (45), cost (16), fear of flying (57), security measures (119), poor service
(12), connecting flight problems (8), overcrowded planes (42), late planes (57), food (7), and other
(51). Which technique would be used display a ranking of the complaints?
Pareto Chart
The quality management team at Snoop Diagnostics wants to understand how strong the
relationships are between two sets of items. They set up an L-shaped matrix diagram and place one
set of items into the rows of the matrix and the other set of items into the matrix's columns. They use
stars, diamonds, and plus-signs to mark the strength of the relationships between the items. When
they are done, they notice that some of the cells in the matrix are blank but decide to move on
anyway. They analyze the chart, make plans to address the trends they see and then post the chart for
the rest of the organization to see. What is wrong with the team's process?
The team forgot to create a legend to explain the symbols they used.
Which of the following would be most helpful in completing quality assurance activities?
training line workers to institute new testing standards
Hector has asked his team to collect data to show when and where defects occur. Now he is having
problems compiling the information because the people on his team all decided to collect the data in
different ways. What tool should Hector have asked his team to use to make this process easier to
manage?
a check sheet
Where would you find control limits?
on a control chart
Chester is showing his team how to uncover and fix the defects that their process has produced. What
is he helping his team do?
quality control
Which of the following tools is not used to evaluate numerical data?
a flowchart
Kelly is reviewing the following control chart for trends and aberrations.
What of the following trends would cause her to implement some form of corrective action?
, nothing
Bebe is analyzing the following scatter diagram. What does the diagram suggest?
no correlation between the variables
In results-based management (RBM), which of the following is the definition of Outcome?
The short-term effect that the outputs will have on the organization
There are five steps to the process of results-based management. Which of the following is NOT one
of the three steps in the RESULTS part of results-based management?
activities
Which one of the following is NOT an example of big data?
The amount of money collected by taxes
Data mining is not useful in:
determining the underlying causes of trends.
A company's revenue is 1.4 million dollars for the year and 400 thousand dollars in the fourth quarter.
The same company's costs are 1.2 million dollars for the year and 350 thousand dollars in the fourth
quarter. What is the ratio of revenue to costs for the fourth quarter of the year? What is the
proportion of revenue in the fourth quarter to total revenue for the year? (Answers in the following
form: Ratio, Proportion) The answers are simplified.
8:7, 2:7
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an example of a ________.
Weighted Composite Index
The following is a list of prices for a barrel of oil over time:20 dollars in 199015 dollars in 199527
dollars in 200050 dollars in 200575 dollars in 2010What is the simple index number for the price of oil
in 2005? Hint: the base period is 1990. (Source:
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=F000000__3&f=A)
250
Companies A, B, and C were the three construction companies in Dedge, Minnesota in 2012.
Companies A, B, and C built 9, 21, and 15 house additions in 2012, respectively. Company A went out
of business after 2012 while Company C seriously expanded. No construction companies were
founded between 2012 and 2013. In 2013, Companies B and C built 25 and 29 house additions,
respectively. What is the simple composite index of house additions from the construction companies
in Dedge, Minnesota for 2013. Hint: the base period is 2012.
120
Which one of the following is NOT a fundamental element of, and essential to, epidemiology?
