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IASSC ICBB IASSC Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt Exam Practice Test

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IASSC Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt Questions and Answers

Question 1

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

Options:

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

Question 2

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.

Question # 2

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

Question 3

A Lean Six Sigma project is attempting to reduce inventory days. The Process Capability will be monitored as part of the Control Phase to track the sustainability of the improvement.

Question # 3

Which distribution type is best used for performing the Capability Analysis?

Options:

A.

Weibull Distribution

B.

Normal Distribution

C.

Exponential Distribution

D.

Logistic Distribution

E.

Gaussian Distribution

Question 4

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

Question 5

Following process modifications, the Null Hypothesis states that no improvement to the process has occurred. If we discover the Null Hypothesis Test was rejected when it was false that would be a(n) ________________________.

Options:

A.

Alpha Error

B.

Type I Error

C.

Type II Error

D.

Type III Error

Question 6

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. In order to increase the Long Term Z value to 4, what is the maximum long term variation in pricing the Belt can accept for his upgraded critical raw material component?

Options:

A.

$20

B.

$35

C.

$70

D.

$110

Question 7

Fractional Factorial designs are used to reduce the time and cost of experiments because the ____________ has been lowered.

Options:

A.

Number of data measurement points

B.

Number of runs

C.

People involved

D.

Output summary

Question 8

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

Question 9

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.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 10

What dollar amount of savings would a project show if it reduced your outstanding Accounts Receivable by $0.9 million dollars to $3.5 million total and your organization’s marginal cost of capital was 5.7%?

Options:

A.

$49,250

B.

$51,300

C.

$117,500

D.

$202,424

Question 11

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

Options:

A.

Mistake Proofing

B.

Kaizen Event

C.

5S

D.

None of the above

Question 12

Contingency Tables are used to test for association, or dependency, between two or more classifications.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Options:

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

Question 16

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

Question # 16

Options:

A.

The air-fuel ratio explains most of the TurbineOutput variation

B.

The Regression explains over 98% of the process variation

C.

This Multiple Linear Regression has three statistically significant independent variables

D.

If the air-fuel ratio increases by 1, the TurbineOutput more than triples

E.

The SteamExitTemp explains the most variation of the TurbineOutput

Question 17

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.

Options:

A.

Response Plan

B.

Call List

C.

Chain-of-Command

D.

Defect Analysis Plan

Question 18

If in an experiment all possible variable pairs sum to zero the design is Orthogonal.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 19

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

Question 20

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?

Options:

A.

1

B.

29

C.

30

D.

31

E.

2

Question 21

Following process modifications, the Null Hypothesis states that no improvement to the process has occurred. If we discover the Null Hypothesis Test was rejected when it was false that would be a(n) _______________.

Options:

A.

Type I Error

B.

Type II Error

C.

Type III Error

D.

Alpha Error

Question 22

The distance between the Mean of a data set and the Point of Inflection on a Normal curve is called the _______________.

Options:

A.

Curve Spread

B.

Standard Deviation

C.

Numerical Average

D.

Data Breadth

Question 23

Which statements are correct about the advanced Capability Analysis shown here?

Question # 23

(Note: There are 3 correct answers).

Options:

A.

This is a Poisson Capability Analysis.

B.

The average DPU with 95% confidence is between 0.024 and 0.0295.

C.

The DPU does not seem to vary depending on sample size.

D.

The process shows only one instance of being out of control statistically so we have confidence in the estimated DPU of this process.

E.

The maximum DPU in one observation was nearly 0.0753.

Question 24

To be an effective Lean Six Sigma practitioner one must understand the difference between ___________________________.

Options:

A.

ANOVA and the Analysis of Variance

B.

Nonparametric tests and tests of Non-normal Data

C.

Practical and Statistical significance

D.

F-test and test of variances of 2 samples

Question 25

Appropriate measures means that measurements are ______________.

Options:

A.

Representative

B.

Sufficient

C.

Contextual

D.

Relevant

E.

All of these answers are correct

Question 26

The Lean toolbox includes all of these items except ________________.

Options:

A.

Mistake Proofing

B.

Visual Factory

C.

Design of Experiments

D.

Inventory Management

Question 27

When conducting a Hypothesis Test using Continuous Data the proper sample size is influenced by the extent to which we need to assess a Difference to be detected and the inherent variation in the process.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 28

An ANOVA used across many dependent variables could increase the Beta risk.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 29

Calculate the Rolled Throughput Yield of this process using this data.

DatA. unit input: 1450, unit output: 1390, defects repaireD. 320, scrap: 60

Options:

A.

71.33%

B.

72.66%

C.

73.79%

D.

77.93%

Question 30

Which of these graphs demonstrates conditions which would be sufficient to enable OCAP for the process? 

Options:

A.

Xbar Chart

B.

Time Series Chart

C.

Neither

D.

Both

Question 31

A valuable tool to use during the Measure Phase to show material and information flow throughout an entire process is the ______________ .

Options:

A.

Value Stream Map

B.

FMEA

C.

Pareto Chart

D.

Standard Operating Procedure

Question 32

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

Question 33

Accuracy can be assessed in several ways and a fairly accurate means of measurement is visual comparison.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 34

When variation is removed from the output of a process then the process customer can have more confidence in the experience that results from the process.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 35

The calculation of Column Total times Row Total divided by Grand Total yields expected values from what type of chart?

Options:

A.

Pareto Chart

B.

Sakami Table

C.

Contingency Table

D.

None

Question 36

How many experimental runs exist in a Full Factorial and fully randomized design for 4 factors with 2 replicates for the Corner Points and no Center Points? The factors in the experiment are only at 2-levels.

Options:

A.

10

B.

32

C.

256

D.

64

Question 37

The Mann-Whitney test is a powerful test and is unique to situations from which of the choices listed? (Note: There are 2 correct answers).

Options:

A.

Testing the identity of two populations

B.

Focuses on equality of the Median of the two populations

C.

Less powerful than the traditional “t-test”

D.

More widely applicable than the traditional “t-test”

Question 38

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

Question 39

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?

Options:

A.

8

B.

16

C.

32

D.

64

Question 40

The Japanese born function of a Kaizen event utilizes a specific, step-by-step approach meant to bring about major changes to a process.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 41

The method of Steepest Ascent guides you toward a target inside the original inference space.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 42

The primary objective in removal of waste is to improve the Order Production Cycle where the time from _________________ to the time of receipt of payment is compressed.

Options:

A.

Shift start

B.

Product development

C.

Receipt of an order

D.

New fiscal year

Question 43

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).

Question # 43

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

D.

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

E.

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

Question 44

The most appropriate type of FMEA for a product before going into manufacturing is a ___________ FMEA.

Options:

A.

Design

B.

Consumer

C.

Survey

D.

Test Process

Question 45

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

Options:

A.

F test

B.

1-Sample t-test

C.

2-Sample t-test

D.

ANOVA test

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