The Beta Distribution Is Used in Project Management To

question 48

Multiple Choice

The beta distribution is used in project management to:

• A) determine which activity should be crashed.
• B) calculate the probability that a project will be completed within its budget.
• C) calculate expected activity times.
• D) calculate slack for activities on the critical path.
• E) none of these.

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Definitions:

Door-In-The-Face Effect

A compliance technique that involves making a large request that is expected to be turned down in order to increase the likelihood that a smaller request will be accepted.

Requests

The act of politely or formally asking for something.

Asch

Refers to the Asch conformity experiments which demonstrate the influence of group pressure on individuals to conform.

Conformity Motivation

The drive that influences individuals to match their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or expectations.