A System Is Composed of Three Components in Series Having

question 18

Multiple Choice

A system is composed of three components in series having reliabilities of 0.99, 0.98, and 0.97. What is the overall system reliability?

• A) 0.97
• B) 0.96
• C) 0.95
• D) 0.94
• E) 0.93

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Definitions:

Perfect Information

A condition in decision-making scenarios where all actors have access to all relevant information to make a decision.

EVPI

Expected Value of Perfect Information (EVPI) represents the maximum amount an organization would be willing to pay for perfect information about the future, helping in making an optimal decision under uncertainty.

EMV

Expected Monetary Value, a statistical concept used in decision making to calculate the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen.

Maximax Criterion

A decision rule used under uncertainty, selecting the option with the maximum possible return, focusing on the most optimistic outcome.