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ICBB Exam Dumps - IASSC Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt

Question # 4

An operator checks that all boxes being packed contain enough products to fill the box. However, each box getting filled has a different number of products in it. This is a Reproducibility problem, not a Repeatability problem.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 5

Which of these are examples of business metrics or Key Performance Indicators commonly referred to as KPI’s?

A.

Cycle Time

B.

Defects

C.

No. of Units Reworked

D.

Labor Hours

E.

All of these answers are correct

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Question # 6

A Non-parametric Test should be used if just one distribution is not Normal out of the two or more gathered.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 7

Which statement(s) are correct about the DOE Factorial plot output here? (Note: There are 3 correct answers).

A.

Two factors were operated at 3 levels each

B.

The highest tool age was achieved with metal hardness at high level while keeping the cutting speed at the low level

C.

The design indicated above is a 32 factorial design

D.

The cutting speed and cutting angle are at the low level for the least tool age achieved

E.

All factors had 2 levels in the experiment

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Question # 8

Use this data to calculate the Z score. Average oF. 65, Standard Deviation: 3, Upper Spec Limit: 72

A.

0.27

B.

1.5

C.

2.33

D.

4.12

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Question # 9

The two types of data that are to be used in Statistical Analysis are Attribute and Variance.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 10

What conclusion is most correct about the Experimental Design shown here with the response in the far right column?

A.

No factor has enough statistical confidence greater than 95% to have an impact on the response rate

B.

Constant, Adv and Bev are the only factors statistically affecting the response rate with 95% confidence or more

C.

If the Adv is increased from the low level to the high level, the response rate increases

D.

The response level is statistically concluded to only need the Adv and Bev factors set at the low level to get the largest response rate

E.

This design does not have enough experimental runs to conclude anything as evidenced by the lack of P-values in the MINITABTM output

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Question # 11

The relationship between a response variable and one or more independent variables is investigated and modeled by use of __________________.

A.

X-Y Matrix

B.

Baldridge Assessment

C.

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

D.

Critical X's Definition

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Question # 12

For the data shown here which statement(s) are true? (Note: There are 2 correct answers).

A.

With 95% confidence, we cannot conclude if the samples are from three Normal Distributions

B.

With greater than 95% confidence, we conclude the samples are from Non-normal Distributions

C.

If we wanted to compare the Central Tendencies of these three samples we would use the one way ANOVA test

D.

If we wanted to compare the Central Tendencies of these three samples we could use Mood’s Median test

E.

If we wanted to compare the Central Tendencies of all three samples we could use the Mann-Whitney test

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Question # 13

Which statement(s) are correct about the Regression shown here? (Note: There are 2 correct answers).

A.

The dependent variable is the outside temperature

B.

The relationship between outside temperature and number of customers per hour is a Linear Regression

C.

The dashed lines indicate with 95% confidence where all of the process data should fall between

D.

The dashed lines indicate with 95% confidence the estimate for the Quadratic Regression Line

E.

The predicted number of customers per hour is close to 5 if the outside temperature is 10 deg C

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Question # 14

Kaizens or Kaikakus and Six Sigma projects are intended to create incremental process improvements versus breakthrough, significant improvements.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 15

Range Charts are the technique used to determine if Special Causes are occurring within the subgroups of the ______________.

A.

Histograms

B.

SPC Charts

C.

NP Charts

D.

Pareto Charts

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Question # 16

The Lean toolbox includes all of the following items except __________.

A.

Poke-Yoke

B.

Standard Operating Procedures

C.

Kaizen

D.

5S the work area

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Question # 17

An operator is measuring the distance between two points. Which is most likely to be influenced by the operator?

A.

Precision of the measurement

B.

Accuracy of the measurement

C.

Calibration of the instrument

D.

All of these answers are correct

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Question # 18

A Full Factorial experiment using a 2 level 4 factor approach has been proposed to test the viability of an extrusion machine experiment. How many treatment combinations will this approach involve?

A.

8

B.

16

C.

32

D.

64

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Question # 19

When one speaks of 20% of something contributing 80% of the affect they are referring to what is known as the _________________.

A.

Shewhart Example

B.

Pareto Principle

C.

Balance Equation

D.

Connection Principle

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Question # 20

With Measurement System Analysis we are concerned with two issues that impact the potential variability of the data. They are _____________________.

A.

Precision and Accuracy

B.

Reliability and Repeatability

C.

Error and Spread

D.

Sensitivity and Deflection

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Question # 21

A Belt has determined that the inventory of repair parts at a rework station can be reduced by 45%. According to Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) definitions inventory reduction would be considered _______________.

A.

Soft Savings

B.

COPQ efficiency

C.

Median Savings

D.

Hard Savings

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Question # 22

Sally and Sara sell flower pots at their garage sale. Sally motivates Sara mentioning that they will sell a minimum of 15 pots per day if the outside temperature exceeds 60o F. From a sample, whose population is assumed to follow a Normal Distribution, taken for 30 days at 60 degrees or more an average of 13.6 pots per day were sold with a Standard Deviation of 0.7 pots. The statistical Degrees of Freedom for this example are?

A.

1

B.

29

C.

30

D.

31

E.

2

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Question # 23

When we compare short-term and long-term Capability which of these is true?

A.

Cp is better for the short term

B.

Both short-term and long-term performance are alike

C.

Performance tends to improve over time

D.

Cp is better for the long-term

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Question # 24

Kanban establishes a means of monitoring production, conveyance and delivery information such that efficient flow is established. The method used by Kanban is to require a _________ before anything moves.

A.

Sign-off

B.

Signal

C.

Bell to ring

D.

Work order

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Question # 25

A Belt working in a supply chain environment has to make a decision to change suppliers of critical raw materials for a new product upgrade. The purchasing manager is depending on the Belt’s effort requiring that the average cost of an internal critical raw material component be less than or equal to $4,200 in order to stay within budget. Using a sample of 35 first article components, a Mean of the new product upgrade price of $4,060, and a Standard Deviation of $98 was estimated. The Alternative Hypothesis in the above example is?

A.

The Standard Deviation is equal to $300

B.

The Mean is less than $4,320

C.

The Mean is equal to $4,060

D.

The Mean is less than $4,200

E.

The Mean is greater than $ 4,200

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Question # 26

An operator checks that all boxes being packed contain enough products to fill the box. However, each box getting filled has a different number of products in it. This is a Reproducibility problem, not a Repeatability problem.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 27

A Full Factorial experiment using a 3 level 3 factor approach has been proposed to test the viability of an extrusion machine experiment. How many treatment combinations will this approach involve?

A.

6

B.

9

C.

27

D.

54

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Question # 28

A(n) ______________ is best used to compare a Machine 1 average quality characteristic to the same quality characteristic of Machine 2.

A.

1-Sample t-test

B.

2-Sample t-test

C.

F test

D.

ANOVA test

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Question # 29

To establish a sample size that will allow the proper overlap of distributions we do which of these?

A.

Multiply Alpha by 1.75

B.

Calculate one minus Beta

C.

Calculate Beta plus 2

D.

Multiply Beta by 3

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Question # 30

Following the completion of a LSS project the Belt not only creates a Control Plan he also develops a _____________ so those involved in the process know what to do when the critical metrics move out of spec.

A.

Response Plan

B.

Call List

C.

Chain-of-Command

D.

Defect Analysis Plan

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Question # 31

Which one of the listed tools is frequently used to help drill down to possible causes once a Fishbone Diagram is constructed?

A.

3 When Analysis

B.

Skeleton Diagnostic

C.

Ishikawa Diagram

D.

5 Why Analysis

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Question # 32

Measurement __________ is defined as the difference between the observed and the expected values for a given set of data.

A.

Bias

B.

Linearity

C.

Range

D.

Breadth

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Question # 33

For a Normal Distribution as samples size increases the Range in Mean and Standard Deviation decrease relative to the Mean and Standard Deviation of the population.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 34

Statistical Difference is the magnitude of difference or change required to distinguish between a true difference, brought about by change or improvement, and one that could have occurred by chance.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 35

A ___________ problem in the Measurement System suggests that there is a lack of consistency in the measurement over time.

A.

Linearity

B.

Bias

C.

Stability

D.

Magnitude

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Question # 36

A fundamental rule is that both Standard Deviation and Variance can be added.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 37

Which Experimental Design typically is most associated with the fewest number of input variables or factors in the design?

A.

Response Surface design

B.

Full Factorial design

C.

Simple Linear Regression

D.

Fractional Factorial design

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Question # 38

A statistical test or Hypothesis Test is performed to reject or fail to reject a stated hypothesis and it converts the Practical Problem into a Statistical Problem.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 39

Two of the key deliverables for the Measure Phase are a robust description of the process and its flow and an assessment of the Management System.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 40

When a Belt implements an improvement that is automated thus requiring no particular understanding for use he has applied which Lean tool?

A.

Mistake Proofing

B.

Kaizen Event

C.

5S

D.

None of the above

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Question # 41

What is the Ppk of a process with a spread of 24 units, an average of 68, an upper limit of 82 and a lower limit of 54?

A.

1.68

B.

2.00

C.

4.00

D.

4.42

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Question # 42

Assessing process proportion as opposed to evaluating a process with respect to a set target can be done using which of these?

A.

Process proportion equals some value range

B.

Process proportion equals some desired value

C.

Target is current

D.

Proportion of the tail is equal

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Question # 43

Control Charts were developed by Dr. Shewhart to track data over time. To detect Special Cause variation the Control Charts use which of these?

A.

Data shift analysis

B.

Outlier analysis methods

C.

Center Line and Control Limits

D.

None of the above

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Question # 44

For Attribute Data, Process Capability is defined as the average proportion of nonconforming products.

A.

True

B.

False

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Question # 45

One of the foundations of Lean Six Sigma is the concept that the output of a process (Y) is influenced by the process inputs (X’s) and is commonly shown as which formula?

A.

Y = Z(X2)

B.

Y = f(X3)

C.

Y = f(Xn)

D.

Y = g(X+ 1.5)

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