The Quality Manager for Microelectronics, Inc

question 39

Multiple Choice

The quality manager for Microelectronics, Inc., is concerned about the quality of the batch of several thousand Z-box games which his company is about to ship. If, based on his acceptance sample, he decides to ship this batch without inspection, which type error would be possible?

• A) inspector's error
• B) producer's error
• C) Type I error
• D) Type II error
• E) both Type I and Type II errors

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