Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 13.3, Problem 13P
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Interpretation:
Probability of exceeded budget.
Concept Introduction:
Central Limit Theorem states that when a very large sample is taken for evaluation of random variables, it tends to follow
It also states that the sampling distribution of any statistic will be normal or nearly normal, if the sample size is large enough.
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Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 13.1 - Prob. 4PCh. 13.1 - Prob. 5PCh. 13.1 - Prob. 6PCh. 13.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 13.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 13.3 - Prob. 13PCh. 13.3 - Prob. 14PCh. 13.4 - Prob. 15PCh. 13.4 - Prob. 16P
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