1
Exam 1 Feb. 13, 1997, Quant II Form A
The 35 exam questions and answer sheet are both to be turned in to your Discussion Section
instructor at the end of the exam. Code your name and ID number on the answer sheet. Code your
Section number under OPTIONAL CODES in positions L M N.
1. In a symmetric distribution the distance from the first quartile to the median is the same as the
distance from the median to the third quartile.
A) True
B) False
2. Dr. W. Edwards Deming, an Iowan, is considered the founder of scientific management.
A) True
B) False
3. The Pareto Principle states that usually only a small number of causes are responsible for most
of the variation in process results.
A) True
B) False
4. An observational study is one where we study the effects of changes under the control of the
investigator.
A) True
B) False
5. The diagram at the right is called:
A) A fishbone diagram
B) An Ishikawa diagram
C) A Cause-and-Effect diagram
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
6. The variable height is being studied for a group that range in age from 3 to 25 years. In this
group height would be considered a continuous variable.
A) True
B) False
7. The Deming Wheel (PDCA) shows how the various steps in a process progess from first to
last in a graphical way.
A) True
B) False
Personnel
Machin es
Materials
Methods
Measurements
Environment
Measured
Characteristic
