Sample PMP Question: November 2015


If your expected value is 110 and the standard deviation is 12, which of the following is true?

A. There is approximately a 99% chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days.
B. There is approximately a 95% chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days.
C. There is approximately a 75% chance of completing this activity between 86 and 134 days
D. There is approximately a 68% chance of completing this activity between 98 and 122 days

D-  68% probability is calculated using plus or minus one standard deviation, a 95% probability uses plus or minus two standards deviations, and 99% probability uses plus or minus three standard deviations.

 

Based on question data supplied by: 1000 Challenge PMP Questions
Author: Mohit Arora
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About Kevin Archbold

Kevin Archbold, PMP, PMI-SP, has over 30 years of project management experience with large and small organizations in a variety of industries, including automotive, nuclear, telecommunications, trucking, IT, recruiting, mining, construction, and government. Kevin has presented at local and national levels within the Project Management Institute (PMI), is the winner of a local chapter PMI Project of the Year Award, and is the current president of a PMI Chapter.

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