ASQ ASQ-CQE Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ASQ ASQ-CQE Online Questions & Answers

• Question 101:

  The sample size for a product quality audit should be

  A. Based on ANSI/ASQ Z1.4.
  B. Based on the lot size.
  C. A stated percentage of production.
  D. A very small quantity of product.
  D. A very small quantity of product.

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  Explanation

• Question 102:

  80 of weekly inspection non-conforming reports presented to the material review board (MRB) at Marathon Manufacturing Co. end up not being dispositioned for corrective action. Project management developed a risk management plan which included a standard repair manual (SRM) to help mitigate these issues. Only conditions that exceed SRM requirements or specifications will now be forwarded for MRB review. A week after releasing the SRM. the quality engineering team decided to generate and distribute weekly alert reports of non-conformities that exceed SRM requirements or specifications to all inspectors. They also instructed all employees involved in the creation of those discrepancies be retrained.

  Which of the following processes may be considered a risk treatment?

  A. Generating a weekly report of non-conformities that exceed SRM requirement and specifications
  B. Distributing weekly alert report of non-conformities to all inspectors
  C. Instructing that all employees involved creating those discrepancies be re-trained
  D. Reducing throughput at Marathon Manufacturing Co.
  C. Instructing that all employees involved creating those discrepancies be re-trained

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  Explanation

  Instructing that all employees involved in creating those discrepancies be re-trained is considered a risk treatment. This action addresses the root cause of the non-conformities by improving the skills and knowledge of the employees, thereby reducing the likelihood of future occurrences.

• Question 103:

  One-way analysis of variance is MOST similar in its objectives to

  A. A test of a population mean.
  B. A test for equality of two sample proportions.
  C. A test for equality of two population means.
  D. A chi-square test for independence.
  C. A test for equality of two population means.

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  Explanation

• Question 104:

  A process that is in control has the following characteristics. If the specification is 100 ?3. what portion of the product is expected to meet specification?

  X = 101 R =4 n = 5 H Calculator

  A. 86.7%
  B. 93.0%
  C. 95.4%
  D. 99.7%
  C. 95.4%

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  Explanation

  To determine the portion of the product expected to meet specification, we use the process capability. Given: Mean (X) = 101

  Range (R) = 4 Sample size (n) = 5 Specification = 100 ?3 (i.e., 97 to 103)

  First, calculate the standard deviation () using the average range (R) and a factor (d2) from standard tables for n = 5, where d2 = 2.326:

  = R / d2 = 4 / 2.326 1.72

  Next, convert the specification limits to Z-scores:

  Lower Z = (97 - 101) / 1.72 -2.33 Upper Z = (103 - 101) / 1.72 1.16

  Using standard normal distribution tables, the area between these Z-scores corresponds to the portion within specification:

  Portion within specification P(-2.33 < Z < 1.16) 0.954 or 95.4%

  References:

  Montgomery, D.C. (2009). Introduction to Statistical Quality Control. Wiley.

  ASQ. (n.d.). Process Capability Indices. Retrieved from https://asq.org/quality-resources/process-capability

• Question 105:

  Which of the following definitions describes severity?

  A. Probability that the failure would be avoided or detected
  B. Probability that the failure will occur
  C. Effect on uncertainty on objectives
  D. Impact that the failure would have
  D. Impact that the failure would have

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  Explanation

  Severity in the context of software quality and risk management refers to the extent of impact a failure would have on a system or process.

  It assesses the consequences of a failure, regardless of its likelihood or detectability.

  High severity indicates significant detrimental effects, such as critical system failures or safety hazards.

  References: The ASQ and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) methodology define severity as the measure of the seriousness of the effect of a failure mode.

• Question 106:

  Two advantages of process mapping are the ability to

  I - Visualize the process being described.

  II - Discover manufacturing problems only.

  III - Discover quality problems only.

  IV - Check current processes for duplication or redundancy.

  A. I and IV only
  B. II and III only
  C. I and III only
  D. II and IV only
  A. I and IV only

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• Question 107:

  When subgroups are selected in a way that minimizes the opportunity for variation within a subgroup and maximizes the opportunity to detect variation between subgroups, this subgrouping is known as___________

  A. random
  B. assignable
  C. controlled
  D. rational
  D. rational

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  Explanation

  When subgroups are selected in a way that minimizes the opportunity for variation within a subgroup and maximizes the opportunity to detect variation between subgroups, this subgrouping is known as rational subgrouping. Rational

  subgrouping is a concept used in control charting to ensure that the data within each subgroup is homogeneous, making it easier to detect special causes of variation between subgroups.

  References:

  Statistical Quality Control by Douglas

  C. Montgomery.

  ASQ Certified Quality Engineer Handbook.

• Question 108:

  Writing and establishing process control procedures is

  A. Disposition.
  B. Notification.
  C. Preventive action.
  D. Corrective action.
  C. Preventive action.

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  Explanation

• Question 109:

  A company incurred the following quality costs last month. Incoming material inspection$5,000 Process scrap$3,000 In-process reworkS450 Control engineering$450 Warranty$2,000 Customer complaints$6,000 Product liability$1,000

  What is the total cost of external failures?

  A. $6000
  B. $8000
  C. $9000
  D. $9450
  C. $9000

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  Explanation

  The total cost of external failures includes warranty, customer complaints, and product liability. Summing these costs:

  Warranty: $2,000 Customer complaints: $6,000 Product liability: $1,000

  Total external failure cost = $2,000 + $6,000 + $1,000 = $9,000

• Question 110:

  Which of the following would be the MOST important considerations when establishing inspection points within a production operation?

  I - Inspection to prevent defects from entering the system

  II - Inspection after all operations (both manual and automated)

  III - Inspection prior to a painting or masking operation.

  A. I only
  B. I and II only
  C. I and III only
  D. I,II and III
  C. I and III only

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