When Actual Performance Falls Outside an Acceptable Range of Variation

question 18

Multiple Choice

When actual performance falls outside an acceptable range of variation, it is termed a(n) ________.

• A)significant deviation
• B)insignificant deviation
• C)acceptable deviation
• D)large deviation

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Definitions:

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