In a Cost-Of-Quality (COQ) Reporting Framework, Costs Incurred to Keep

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a Cost-of-Quality (COQ) reporting framework, costs incurred to keep quality defects from occurring are classified as:

• A) Customer-failure costs.
• B) Appraisal costs.
• C) Internal failure costs.
• D) Prevention costs.
• E) Detection costs.

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Definitions:

Incidence Rate Ratio

A measure used in epidemiology to compare the rate of occurrence of new cases of a disease or condition between two study populations over a specific time period.

Population Proportion Attributable Risk

The proportion of incidents in the population that are due to the risk factor, helping in understanding the public health impact of the factor.

Cohort Study

A research method that follows a group of people over time to study their exposures and the subsequent outcomes.

Myocardial Infarction

Also known as a heart attack, it occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies.