The Six Sigma Process of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control

question 104

Multiple Choice

The Six Sigma process of define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) is

• A) an improvement system for existing processes falling below specification and needing incremental improvement.
• B) an improvement system used to develop new processes or products at 100 percent defect-free levels.
• C) a system of statistical procedures for achieving 100 percent control over how a task is performed.
• D) an improvement system used to develop new processes or products at Six Sigma levels.
• E) a system of statistical procedures for eliminating 100 percent of the variability in how a task is performed.

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Definitions:

Simple Random Sample

A portion of a statistical group where every member has the same chance of selection.

Random

Lacking pattern, purpose, or predictability, often used in the context of selecting items or events in a way that each has an equal chance of being chosen.

Average Age

The mean value of the ages of individuals in a particular group, calculated by summing their ages and dividing by the number of individuals.

Sampling Frame

The list or database from which a sample is drawn for a study, containing all the elements that define the population.