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ICBB IASSC Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt Questions and Answers

Questions 4

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.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 5

The Hardware Store ordered ten lawn mower from the manufacturer and just before shipping the manufacturer found one to have a motor that wouldn’t start. For the manufacturer this would be categorized as what type of cost?

Options:

A.

Internal Failure Costs

B.

External Failure Costs

C.

Prevention Costs

D.

Appraisal Costs

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Questions 6

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

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 7

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.

Options:

A.

Sign-off

B.

Signal

C.

Bell to ring

D.

Work order

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Questions 8

A ___________ is used primarily to track the stability of the average value of a metric of interest.

Options:

A.

NP Chart

B.

Xbar-R Chart

C.

I-MR Chart

D.

C Chart

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Questions 9

A Factorial Experiment based on a Level 2 Design with 4 factors would require 16 runs to fully assess the interactions.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 10

When conducting a Hypothesis Test using Continuous Data the proper sample size is influenced only by the extent to which we need to assess a Difference to be detected but not the inherent variation in the process.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 11

Which of these graphical presentations displays the values of each individual reading?

Options:

A.

Histogram

B.

Box Plot

C.

Stem and Leaf Plot

D.

X-Y Diagram

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Questions 12

Upon completion and validation of an improvement to a process a Belt and the Project Team create a Control Plan that contains which of these?

Options:

A.

Standard operating work description of the process change

B.

Description of the monitoring system in place to assure continued compliance

C.

Summary of the targeted critical metrics for process performance measurement

D.

All of the above

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Questions 13

The reported Cpk for a process with an average of 104 units, a spread of 18 units and upper and lower specification limits of 122 and 96 units would be?

Options:

A.

0.5

B.

0.89

C.

1.00

D.

2.00

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Questions 14

The Control Limits width varies if the sample size varies for which type of chart?

Options:

A.

P Charts

B.

NP Charts

C.

Xbar-R Charts

D.

Time Series Charts

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Questions 15

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

Options:

A.

Shewhart Example

B.

Pareto Principle

C.

Balance Equation

D.

Connection Principle

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Questions 16

Which of these might contribute to similar distributions having Unequal Variance?

Options:

A.

Extreme tails

B.

Outliers

C.

Multiple Modes

D.

All of the above

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Questions 17

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?

Options:

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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Questions 18

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

Options:

A.

Cycle Time

B.

Defects

C.

No. of Units Reworked

D.

Labor Hours

E.

All of these answers are correct

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Questions 19

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 $3,600 in order to stay within budget. Using a sample of 42 first article components, a Mean of the new product upgrade price of $3,200 and a Standard Deviation of $180 was estimated. Based on the data provided, the Z value for the data assuming a Normal Distribution is?

Options:

A.

1.11

B.

2.22

C.

4.30

D.

5.42

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Questions 20

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

Options:

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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Questions 21

The Normal Distribution is considered to be the most important distribution in statistics and, among other things is defined as having a total area under the curve of 1, is mounded and symmetrical and the Mean, Median and Mode are _____________.

Options:

A.

All evenly divisible by 3

B.

Twice the Standard Deviation

C.

Within 10% of each other

D.

The same number

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Questions 22

From this list select the items that define what an X-Y Diagram is. (Note: There are 4 correct answers).

Options:

A.

Created for every project

B.

Based on team's collective opinions

C.

Updated whenever a parameter is changed

D.

Used to show each step in a process

E.

A living document throughout project lifecycle

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Questions 23

The class score distribution of schools in a metropolitan area is shown here along with an analysis output. Comment on the statistical significance between the Means of the two distributions. Select the most appropriate statement.

Options:

A.

The two class Means are statistically different from each other

B.

The two class Means statistically not different from each other

C.

Inadequate information on class Means to make any statistical conclusions

D.

A visual comparison shows that class Means are not statistically different

E.

A visual comparison shows that class Means are statistically different

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Questions 24

Use this data to calculate the Z Score. Average of: 92, Standard Deviation: 2, Upper Spec Limit: 101

Options:

A.

0.75

B.

1.5

C.

2.25

D.

4.50

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Questions 25

In a Fishbone Diagram the 6M’s stand for Methods, ____________, Machine, Man, Mother Nature and Materials.

Options:

A.

Measurements

B.

Merger

C.

Management

D.

Medical

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Questions 26

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

Options:

A.

X-Y Matrix

B.

Baldridge Assessment

C.

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

D.

Critical X's Definition

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Questions 27

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

Options:

A.

3 When Analysis

B.

Skeleton Diagnostic

C.

Ishikawa Diagram

D.

5 Why Analysis

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Questions 28

The _______ is the most frequently occurring value in a distribution of data.

Options:

A.

Median

B.

Mean

C.

Mode

D.

Center Point

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Questions 29

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

Options:

A.

Response Surface design

B.

Full Factorial design

C.

Simple Linear Regression

D.

Fractional Factorial design

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Questions 30

A Belt rearranged the location of the parts inventory for a rework station locating the most often used parts to be within hand reach of the repair person. This rearrangement resulted in quicker repair times by eliminating one of seven major elements of waste which is the Waste of __________.

Options:

A.

Motion

B.

Conveyance

C.

Inventory

D.

Waiting

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Questions 31

SPC Charts are used extensively in different business and decision-making environments. In this example a vendor is being selected based on speed of delivery. Which of the conclusions would help you pick a vendor for your needs regarding lead-time of delivery from your vendors? (Note: There are 4 correct answers).

Options:

A.

Vendor A with a much shorter lead time in delivery

B.

Vendor B as it has a better consistency (lower variance) on lead time

C.

Vendor B since Vendor A shows a situation out of control as shown in red

D.

Vendor B since the Control Limits are much narrower than Vendor A

E.

Vendor B has higher lead time, but a process with much narrower Control Limits

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Questions 32

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?

Options:

A.

1.68

B.

2.00

C.

4.00

D.

4.42

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Questions 33

The reported Cpk for a process with an average of 98 units, a spread of 16 units and upper and lower specification limits of 115 and 90 units would be?

Options:

A.

0.5

B.

0.75

C.

1.00

D.

1.25

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Questions 34

Special Cause Variation falls into which two categories?

Options:

A.

Natural & Unnatural

B.

Short Term & Long Term

C.

Assignable & Pattern

D.

Attribute & Discreet

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Questions 35

Using this data calculate the percentage of DPU.

Options:

A.

2.74

B.

3.23

C.

4.56

D.

5.93

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Questions 36

For her injection molding project a Belt needed to track the percentage of defectives of a particular sample set so she used a ___________ to display the data?

Options:

A.

Individual Chart

B.

C Chart

C.

Xbar Chart

D.

P Chart

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Questions 37

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

Options:

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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Questions 38

Each of the items listed would impact the Process Capability for a process with a continuous output except ___________________.

Options:

A.

Shape of process data distribution (e.g. Normal Distribution)

B.

Process Technology

C.

Process Standard Deviation

D.

Seasonal variation in process

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Questions 39

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

Options:

A.

Shewhart Example

B.

Connection Principle

C.

Balance Equation

D.

Pareto Principle

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Questions 40

Which of these might contribute to similar distributions having Unequal Variance?

Options:

A.

Extreme tails

B.

Outliers

C.

Multiple Modes

D.

All of the above

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Questions 41

From this list select the best example of Bias in Sampling.

Options:

A.

Testing the completeness of cooking a cake but the testers cannot agree on how to measure internal temperature

B.

Testing the sharpness of a razor blade while the sample of 500 are from the same model razor

C.

Testing the weight of participants at a wrestling event and only measuring those who finished second or better

D.

Testing a hand-held GPS models for durability using samples only from Nokia Model P120

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Questions 42

In a Fishbone Diagram the 6M’s stand for Methods, Measurements, Machine, Man, Mother Nature and ____________ .

Options:

A.

Management

B.

Merger

C.

Materials

D.

Medical

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Questions 43

Questions that can be best answered by a Visual Factory include all of these except _____________________.

Options:

A.

Are downtime issues easily noted?

B.

Can extra inventory be seen easily?

C.

Are unneeded tools or supplies easily noted?

D.

Are setups optimized for lower scrap levels?

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Questions 44

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.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 45

If an experiment has 5 factors and no replicates for a 2-level Experimental Design with 16 experimental runs which statement is incorrect?

Options:

A.

The Experimental Design is half-fractional

B.

The Main Effects are confounded with only 4-way interactions

C.

The Main Effects for the 5 factors are not aliased or confounded but the 2-way interactions are confounded with the 3-way interactions

D.

The experiment has 8 experimental runs with the first factor at the high level

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Exam Code: ICBB
Exam Name: IASSC Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt
Last Update: Apr 28, 2024
Questions: 300
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