ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) — Question 6

A cause and effect diagram is also called which of the following?

Answer options

• A. Pareto diagram.
• B. Fishbone diagram.
• C. Boxplot.
• D. Histogram. B

Correct answer:

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Fishbone diagram, as it visually represents the causes of a specific event or problem. The other options, such as the Pareto diagram, boxplot, and histogram, serve different purposes in data analysis and do not illustrate cause and effect relationships.