Design of Experiments Is a Statistical Methodology Often Used in Six

question 40

Multiple Choice

Design of experiments is a statistical methodology often used in Six Sigma projects. It aims to accomplish which of the following?

• A) Keep careful track of the occurrences of each possible defect.
• B) Determine the cause-and-effect relationships between process variables and output.
• C) Report defects to management on a Pareto chart.
• D) Carefully change each individual process variable until the cause of a defect is found.
• E) Eliminate defects by finding out who or what is causing them.

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Definitions:

Crick

Francis Crick, a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, known for co-discovering the structure of DNA along with James D. Watson.

Griffith's Transformation

A process discovered by Frederick Griffith in 1928, demonstrating that a substance from dead bacteria could genetically transform living bacteria.

Avery

Refers to Oswald Avery, a bacteriologist who was instrumental in demonstrating that DNA is the substance that causes genetic transformation.

Hershey

This could refer to Alfred Hershey, a bacteriologist known for the Hershey-Chase experiment which helped to confirm that DNA is the genetic material.