Asked by Shannon Gibbons on Jul 09, 2024
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Infant mortality refers to which one of the following examples?
A) high frequency on the left side of the MTBF distribution
B) failure of items used in the nursery ward of a hospital
C) failure of products with a very short life cycle
D) market failure of brand new products
E) high failure rate often encountered in the very early stages of the lifetime of a product
Infant Mortality
Early failure rate of a product or system shortly after its inception or initial use.
MTBF Distribution
A statistical representation describing the expected time between failures of a mechanical or electronic system, used in reliability engineering.
- Absorb the explanations of important phrases in reliability and maintenance, encompassing reliability, MTBF, infant mortality, and maintenance varieties.
- Comprehend the statistical distributions related to product life cycles, such as the normal and exponential distributions.
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Sophia RomeroJul 13, 2024
Final Answer :
E
Explanation :
Infant mortality in the context of product life cycles refers to the phenomenon where products have a higher likelihood of failing in the early stages of their use. This is not related to human infant mortality but is a term borrowed from that context to describe early failures in products due to manufacturing defects or design flaws.
Learning Objectives
- Absorb the explanations of important phrases in reliability and maintenance, encompassing reliability, MTBF, infant mortality, and maintenance varieties.
- Comprehend the statistical distributions related to product life cycles, such as the normal and exponential distributions.