Question 1

The normal distribution is a good choice when all values within a range are equally likely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following distributions is not skewed?
I. Normal distribution
II. Uniform distribution
III. Lognormal distribution
IV. Exponential distribution

Accepted Answer

A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  III only 
D)  IV only 
E)  Only I and II 
A)  I only 
B)  II only 
C)  III only 
D)  IV only 
E)  Only I and II

Question 3

If the mean value of a parameter is known, it is possible to use the normal distribution to model the parameter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a beta distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following distributions would be most appropriate for modeling the number of students found in a small classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal distribution 
B)  Triangular distribution 
C)  Lognormal distribution 
D)  Integer uniform distribution 
E)  Exponential distribution 
A)  Normal distribution 
B)  Triangular distribution 
C)  Lognormal distribution 
D)  Integer uniform distribution 
E)  Exponential distribution

Question 6

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the triangular distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some value is the most likely. 
B)  Values close to the most likely value are more common. 
C)  The most likely value is the mean. 
D)  It can be asymmetric. 
E)  It has a fixed upper and lower bound. 
A)  Some value is the most likely. 
B)  Values close to the most likely value are more common. 
C)  The most likely value is the mean. 
D)  It can be asymmetric. 
E)  It has a fixed upper and lower bound.

Question 7

The cell that represents the output of a computer simulation is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an uncertain variable cell. 
B)  a decision variable. 
C)  a results cell. 
D)  a statistic cell. 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  an uncertain variable cell. 
B)  a decision variable. 
C)  a results cell. 
D)  a statistic cell. 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 8

A central-tendency distribution is likely to have two separate peaks, indicating that two widely separated sets of values are equally likely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs n times?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 10

The number of trials is one of the options to be set in RSPE.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs in a fixed number of trials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 12

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs during a given period of time or space?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniform distribution 
B)  Exponential distribution 
C)  Poisson distribution 
D)  Normal distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  Uniform distribution 
B)  Exponential distribution 
C)  Poisson distribution 
D)  Normal distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 13

If an analyst knows the minimum and maximum values possible for a parameter, the triangular distribution is a good choice for modeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The triangular distribution has a fixed upper and lower bound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following provide the mean, median, standard deviation, range, etc. for the results cell in RSPE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequency chart 
B)  Statistics table 
C)  Percentiles table 
D)  Cumulative frequency chart 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  Frequency chart 
B)  Statistics table 
C)  Percentiles table 
D)  Cumulative frequency chart 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 16

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a triangular distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  Binomial distribution 
B)  Geometric distribution 
C)  Negative binomial distribution 
D)  Poisson distribution 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

The normal distribution is a good choice when all values within a range are equally likely.

Which of the following distributions is not skewed? I. Normal distribution II. Uniform distribution III. Lognormal distribution IV. Exponential distribution

If the mean value of a parameter is known, it is possible to use the normal distribution to model the parameter.

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a beta distribution.

Which of the following distributions would be most appropriate for modeling the number of students found in a small classroom?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the triangular distribution?

The cell that represents the output of a computer simulation is referred to as:

A central-tendency distribution is likely to have two separate peaks, indicating that two widely separated sets of values are equally likely.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs n times?

The number of trials is one of the options to be set in RSPE.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs in a fixed number of trials?

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs during a given period of time or space?

If an analyst knows the minimum and maximum values possible for a parameter, the triangular distribution is a good choice for modeling.

The triangular distribution has a fixed upper and lower bound.

Which of the following provide the mean, median, standard deviation, range, etc. for the results cell in RSPE?

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a triangular distribution.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?

Introduction

Linear Programming: Basic Concepts

Linear Programming: Formulation and Applications

The Art of Modeling With Spreadsheets

What-If Analysis for Linear Programming

Network Optimization Problems

Using Binary Integer Programming to Deal With Yes-Or-No Decisions

Nonlinear Programming

Decision Analysis

Forecasting

Queueing Models

Computer Simulation: Basic Concepts

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Exam 13: Computer Simulation With Analytic Solver

The normal distribution is a good choice when all values within a range are equally likely.

Which of the following distributions is not skewed? I. Normal distribution II. Uniform distribution III. Lognormal distribution IV. Exponential distribution

If the mean value of a parameter is known, it is possible to use the normal distribution to model the parameter.

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a beta distribution.

Which of the following distributions would be most appropriate for modeling the number of students found in a small classroom?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the triangular distribution?

The cell that represents the output of a computer simulation is referred to as:

A central-tendency distribution is likely to have two separate peaks, indicating that two widely separated sets of values are equally likely.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs n times?

The number of trials is one of the options to be set in RSPE.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs in a fixed number of trials?

Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs during a given period of time or space?

If an analyst knows the minimum and maximum values possible for a parameter, the triangular distribution is a good choice for modeling.

The triangular distribution has a fixed upper and lower bound.

Which of the following provide the mean, median, standard deviation, range, etc. for the results cell in RSPE?

The PERT method for project management assumes that task durations follow a triangular distribution.

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?

Introduction

Linear Programming: Basic Concepts

Linear Programming: Formulation and Applications

The Art of Modeling With Spreadsheets

What-If Analysis for Linear Programming

Network Optimization Problems

Using Binary Integer Programming to Deal With Yes-Or-No Decisions

Nonlinear Programming

Decision Analysis

Forecasting

Queueing Models

Computer Simulation: Basic Concepts

Filters