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Use the following information to answer the questions that follow. Some of your project’s activities are listed below, with time estimates given in days. Activities A and N have been identified as critical.
Activity | Optimistic | Most Likely | Pessimistic |
A | 4 | 6 | 12 |
B | 2 | 3 | 3 |
D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
F | 1 | 2 | 4 |
N | 2 | 5 | 8 |
What is the standard deviation of the project completion time?
- 1.67
- 1.78
- 2.78
- 3.17
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