Practical Management Science, Loose-leaf Version
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.; Albright, S. Christian
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 34P
a)
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To show: The company wants to accept only 20% of the applicants and also applicants whose test scores are at least 0.842 standard deviations above the average.
Simulation modeling:
A simulation model is a computerized model that depicts or imitates a real-life situation. It is like other mathematical models except that it incorporates the concept of uncertainty in one or more number of the input variables.
b)
Summary Introduction
To generate: The test scores for 1,000 with mean 0 and standard deviation as 1.
c)
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To identify: The information needed to determine the optimal selection ratio and how it could be done.
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Practical Management Science, Loose-leaf Version
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