The Life of a Light Bulb Is Exponentially Distributed with a Mean

question 9

Multiple Choice

The life of a light bulb is exponentially distributed with a mean of 1,000 hours.What is the probability that the bulb will last: Less than 800 hours?

• A).6321
• B).5507
• C).7135
• D).4493

Calculate and interpret chi-square (\(x ^ { 2 }\)) statistics for goodness-of-fit tests.

Use chi-square tests to evaluate hypotheses about the distribution of categorical data.

Distinguish between null and alternative hypotheses in various testing scenarios.

Apply significance levels to determine the outcome of statistical tests.

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