In the Context of the Project Evaluation and Review Technique

question 1

Multiple Choice

In the context of the Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) , which of the following is true of the beta probability distribution approach?

• A) It allows managers to identify the best case, worst case, and most likely case for activity times.
• B) It describes the inherent similarity in the optimistic, most probable, and pessimistic time estimates.
• C) It is rigid in characterizing the distribution of times.
• D) It forces activity times to a symmetric normal probability distribution.

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Definitions:

Abolition of Slavery

The legal or formal ending of the practice of slavery, most notably in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.

North

Generally refers to the geographic area located above the Equator or, in historical contexts like the American Civil War, states in the USA that opposed slavery.

George Washington

The first President of the United States (1789-1797), a Founding Father, and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.