An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134114217
Author: Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.6, Problem 1Q
An Arctic weather station has three electronic wind gauges. Only one is used at any given time. The lifetime of each gauge is exponentially distributed with a mean ofone thousand hours. What is the
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An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)
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