P370 Sample Questions Midterm Set B 1. Which of the following statements is false? a) If possible, you should always use regression to estimate k and 11. B Organizations do not experience learning, only people do. c) If a process is undergoing learning at an 80% rate, the first 10 units processed will require more time in total than the next 10 units processed. d) A 70% learning rate is superior to a 90% learning rate. e) Learning typically follows a pattern of exponential decay. ~ 2. Which of the following statements is true? P Ste. It - a) In order to estimate k and n from raw data, we must have at least one \"doubled pair\". b) Positive values for n indicate that we are experiencing \"unlearning\" (we are getting worse over time). c) Exponential decay means that the improvement from the 10th unit to the 11th unit is ess ban the improvement from the 20th unit to the 21St unit. \\ h, d) All of the above statements are true. " . e) All of the above statements are false. k 'i 3. Acme Widgets had an order to procesidgets The first unit requiretinutes to assemble. Before starting, the company esti the amount of time it would require to assemble all 250 widgets if the -arned at Jig/gate. After assembling all 250 widgets, Acme realized they had learned at a @ rate. How much time less than their estimate did Acme take? You should be able to compute the answer within plus or minus 2 hours. a)296.1hours 5" c\"M\"I\"L:V' (AN:'L ALI-g, b) 126.6 hours c)140.3hours $9.13(DIJ'I1 a 273% $200 .: d)91.2 hours 155.8h ' e) ours 5':th $ Q0 = Ci'c was M INV~+