The Beta Distribution Is Used in Project Management to

question 74

Multiple Choice

The Beta distribution is used in project management to

• A) calculate slack on activities not on the critical path
• B) calculate the probability that a project will be completed within its budget
• C) calculate pessimistic and optimistic activity times
• D) determine which activity should be crashed
• E) none of the above

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