Which of These Patterns on a Control Chart Would Require

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of these patterns on a control chart would require a worker to stop the process and investigate for an assignable cause?

• A)a run of five consecutive points below the center line
• B)a run of three consecutive points all increasing
• C)six consecutive points close to the center line
• D)one point near the lower control limit

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