ASQ Exam CQE Topic 2 Question 84 Discussion

Actual exam question for ASQ's Quality Engineer exam

Question #: 84
Topic #: 2

[All Quality Engineer Questions]

The primary advantage of the Latin square design, compared to the factorial design, is that

AIn most circumstances, it requires less data.

BIt eliminates the need for interaction analysis.

CIt allows higher significance levels.

DIt does not require homogeneity of variance.

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by Avery at Apr 10, 2024, 08:58 AM

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Dalene

9 days ago

You know, I'm just happy we're not talking about nested designs. Those things make my head spin like a top. At least with a Latin square, I can visualize the whole thing and feel like I have a handle on it.

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Carolann

11 days ago

Hold up, did someone say 'homogeneity of variance'? That's my middle name! Okay, not really, but I do love a good assumption-free design. Latin squares are like the Swiss Army knife of experimental designs.

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Marcos

12 days ago

Hmm, I'm not convinced. Eliminating interaction analysis seems like a pretty big deal to me. I'm not trying to do extra work, but I also don't want to miss out on any juicy interactions, you know?

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Brynn

13 days ago

I don't know, I'm leaning more towards C. Higher significance levels? Sign me up! I want my results to be so statistically significant that they practically jump off the page and do a little dance.

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Diane

15 days ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is A - it requires less data. I mean, who wants to fill out a million factorial design forms? Latin squares are like the lazy person's dream come true.

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Gearldine

17 days ago

Ooh, a Latin square design question! These can be tricky, but I think the key advantage is that it allows us to control for more sources of variability compared to a factorial design. It's like having a magic square that cancels out those pesky nuisance factors.

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