In the First Step of Setting Up a Pareto Chart

question 113

True/False

In the first step of setting up a Pareto chart, a frequency table should be constructed of the defects (or categories) in decreasing order of frequency.

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Definitions:

Seasonal Variation

The fluctuations in data or activity that occur at specific regular intervals due to seasonal factors, such as quarterly or annually.

Steady Growth

A consistent and uninterrupted increase in size, value, quantity, or extent over a period of time.

Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for univariate data that applies weighted averages of past observations, giving more weight to recent observations.

Long-term Trend

The persistent movement or direction in data over a long period, revealing a general pattern of change.