APICS CPIM-BSP Exam - Topic 3 Question 124 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's CPIM-BSP exam

Question #: 124
Topic #: 3

[All CPIM-BSP Questions]

Which of the following measures should a company focus on to reduce variation in the product?

AMode

BMean

CMedian

DStandard deviation

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: D

by Miesha at Apr 11, 2026, 12:06 PM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium CPIM-BSP Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Lynelle

2 days ago

I didn't expect standard deviation to be the answer!

upvoted 0 times

...

Dominga

7 days ago

Wait, isn't the mode sometimes more useful?

upvoted 0 times

...

Nickie

12 days ago

Definitely going with standard deviation!

upvoted 0 times

...

Rossana

2 months ago

I think the mean is more relevant here.

upvoted 0 times

...

Verona

2 months ago

Standard deviation is key for reducing variation!

upvoted 0 times

...

Katina

3 months ago

Standard deviation definitely sounds right for measuring variation, but I wonder if the mean could also play a role in understanding the overall data set.

upvoted 0 times

...

Audra

3 months ago

I feel like mode might not be the best choice here since it only tells us about the most common value, but I could be wrong.

upvoted 0 times

...

Emerson

3 months ago

I remember practicing a question where we had to choose between mean and median for reducing variation, but I can't recall which one was more effective.

upvoted 0 times

...

Ashton

3 months ago

I think we talked about standard deviation being key for measuring variation, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the only one to focus on.

upvoted 0 times

...