The Probability That a Product Will Fail Within a Given

question 38

Multiple Choice

The probability that a product will fail within a given amount of time is often described by the:

• A)beta distribution.
• B)binomial distribution.
• C)negative Gaussian distribution.
• D)normal distribution.
• E)uniform distribution.

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