Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
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Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.112ACB
Monitoring quality of power equipment. Mechanical Engineering (February 2005) reported on the need for wireless networks to monitor tile quality of industrial equipment. For example, consider Eaton Corp., a company that develops distribution products. Eaton estimates that 90% of the electrical switching devices it sells can monitor the quality of the power running through the dev1ce. Eaton further estimates that of the buyers of electrical switching devices capable of monitoring quality. 90% do not wire the equipment up for that purpose. Use this information to estimate the probability that an Eaton electrical switching device is capable of monitoring power quality and is wired up for that purpose
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Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
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