(a) A type of lightbulb is labeled as having an average lifetime of 1000 hours. Its reasonable...
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It’s reasonable to model the probability of failure of these bulbs by an exponential density function with mean μ = 1000. Use this model to find the probability that a bulb
(i) Fails within the first 200 hours,
(ii) Burns for more than 800 hours.
(b) What is the median lifetime of these lightbulbs?
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Statistics Principles And Methods
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