The reliability of a computer system is measured in terms of the life length of a specified hardware component (e.g., the hard disk drive). To estimate the reliability of a particular system, 100 computer components are tested until they fail, and their life-lengths are recorded.
a. What is the population of interest?
b. What is the sample?
c. Are the data quantitative or qualitative?
d. How could the sample information be used to estimate the reliability of the computer system?