When a Plant Manager Monitors Production and Randomly Checks the Quality

question 72

Multiple Choice

When a plant manager monitors production and randomly checks the quality of the products as they are being produced, he is using

• A) feedforward control.
• B) concurrent control.
• C) feedback control.
• D) Deming's wheel.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or model, it is the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variable(s).

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or statistical model that is manipulated or controlled by the experimenter to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors; a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

SST

Sum of Squared Total, a measure used in statistics to quantify the variance within a set of observations.