ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) — Question 3
A quality audit observation is defined as
Answer options
- A. a noted item of objective evidence found during an audit
- B. an accepted level of audit findings defined as "major" and "minor"
- C. an auditor's initial notice of a potential nonconformance
- D. the lead auditor's perception of a potential problem
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is A because a quality audit observation specifically refers to objective evidence observed during the audit process. Options B, C, and D describe other aspects of the auditing process but do not accurately define what constitutes an audit observation.