Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 21 (Q.No. 7)
7.
The optimistic, most likely and pessimistic time estimates of an activity are 5, 10 and 21 days respectively. What are the expected time and standard deviation ?
12, 3
11, 4
11,
10, 16
Answer: Option
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Sai harshith said:   3 years ago
12, 3 is the right answer.
Te = (5+4*10+21)/6 = 11.66 = 12.
Standard deviation = (21-5)/6 = 2.67 = 3.

Karan said:   8 years ago
Expected time = (5+4 * 10 + 21)/6 = 11.

Standard deviation = (21-5)/6 = 2.67.

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