Statistics for Business & Economics, Revised (MindTap Course List)
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Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 17E
Refer to the KP&L sample points and sample point probabilities in Tables 4.2 and 4.3.
- a. The design stage (stage 1) will run over budget if it takes 4 months to complete. List the sample points in the
event the design stage is over budget. - b. What is the
probability that the design stage is over budget? - c. The construction stage (stage 2) will run over budget if it takes 8 months to complete. List the sample points in the event the construction stage is over budget.
- d. What is the probability that the construction stage is over budget?
- e. What is the probability that both stages are over budget?
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