Concept explainers
a
Interpretation:
Circumstances in which “The probability law describing the number of periods until the process goes out of control follows the geometric distribution” will fail.
Concept Introduction:
Geometric distribution consider a sequence of Bernoulli trials, with constant probability of success p in a single trial.
b
Interpretation:
Circumstances in which “The assumption that an out of control condition corresponds to a a shift of the mean equal to
Concept Introduction:
Standard deviation measures the spread of random variables or the given data from central tendency values or mean. It shows how far the deviation is from mean. A low value of standard deviation shows values are close to mean.
c
Interpretation:
Circumstance in which “ the assumption that the search cost is a fixed constant
Concept Introduction:
Search cost is a transaction cost. It shows the amount of costs required to find a better product. If the cost gets higher, it leads to increase in transaction cost, thereby becoming a loss to consumer.
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