Equipment Failure Would Be an Example of ________ Variation

question 59

Multiple Choice

Equipment failure would be an example of ________ variation.

• A)chance
• B)external
• C)assignable
• D)standard

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

A statistical distribution of all possible samples that can be taken from a given population.

Standard Deviation

A quantification of how much the numbers in a collection diverge from their average, reflecting the spread of data.

Sample Observations

Individual data points collected from a subset of a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.