In Any Production Process, Variation in the Quality of the End

question 20

Multiple Choice

In any production process, variation in the quality of the end product is inevitable. Chance variation, or common variation, refers to ________.

• A) the variation caused by stratified random sampling
• B) the variation caused by the use of the finite correction factor
• C) specific events or factors that can usually be identified and eliminated
• D) a number of randomly occurring events that are part of the production process

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