The Probability That a Particular Brand of Smoke Alarm Will

question 30

Multiple Choice

The probability that a particular brand of smoke alarm will function properly and sound an alarm in the presence of smoke is 0.8. A batch of 100,000 such alarms was produced by independent production lines. Which of the following distributions would you use to figure out the probability that at least 90,000 of them will function properly in case of a fire?

• A) Exponential distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) Normal distribution
• D) Uniform distribution

Understand the conceptual basis and implications of multicollinearity and its impact on regression models.

Analyze and interpret complex data tables to extract meaningful information for decision making.

Understand the concepts of controllable and uncontrollable costs.

Recognize the importance of classifying costs for performance evaluation, budgeting, and financial management.

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Definitions:

Control Theory

A theory in psychology and sociology which suggests that individuals regulate their own behavior through internal processes to achieve goals or maintain a sense of control.

Overload Theory

A psychological concept proposing that individuals have a limit to the amount of information or stimuli they can process, with overload leading to stress or error.

Pathological Theory

An approach that explains behavior or phenomena as the result of individual disease, dysfunction, or disorder.

Secondary Territory

Spaces that do not belong to individuals but to which they have some claim of use or occupation, often public or semi-public.