The lifetime, in weeks, of a certain type of transistor is known to follow a gamma distribution

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The lifetime, in weeks, of a certain type of transistor is known to follow a gamma distribution with mean 10 weeks and standard deviation √50 weeks.
(a) What is the probability that the transistor will last at most 50 weeks?
(b) What is the probability that the transistor will not survive the first 10 weeks?
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Probability & Statistics For Engineers & Scientists

ISBN: 9780130415295

7th Edition

Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying

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