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| Mar6-08, 04:00 PM | #1 |
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Washing Machine Hazard Rate Problem
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The number of years that a washing machine functions is a random variable whose hazard rate function, h(t), is given by - 0.2 if 0 < t < 2 - 0.2 + 0.3(t - 2) if 2 <= t <= 5 - 1.1 if t > 5 If the washing machine is still working six years after being purchased, what is the conditional probability that it will fail within the succeeding two years? The attempt at a solution My interpretation of h(t) is that it is the probability that the washing machine will fail given that it has worked for t years. The answer to the problem, I reckon, is the sum of h(6 + t) as t varies from 0 to 2. Since 6 + t > 5, then h(6 + t) = 1.1 by the def. of h. Integrating, I get 2.2. This must be wrong since probabilities are <= 1. Where did I go wrong? |
| Mar8-08, 06:40 PM | #2 |
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The solution in the book states that the answer is P{X < 8|X > 6}. What is X here? I guess it represents the number of years the washing machine has survived. This makes sense.
Why didn't my original idea work? It seems perfectly legit. to me. |
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