Four of the Most Widely Used Waiting Line Models-M/M/1 or A

question 34

Multiple Choice

Four of the most widely used waiting line models-M/M/1 or A, M/M/S or B, M/D/1 or C, and Finite population or D-all share which of the following three characteristics?

• A) normal arrivals, FIFO discipline, and normal service times
• B) Poisson arrivals, FIFO discipline, and a single-service phase
• C) Poisson arrivals, FIFO discipline, and exponential service times
• D) Poisson arrivals, no queue discipline, and exponential service times
• E) Poisson arrivals, single-server, and FIFO discipline

Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of survey research.

Identify alternatives to random assignment in experiments.

Explain how confounding variables affect internal validity in experiments.

Describe the rationale behind random assignment in experiments.

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