1. Consider a product with three components A, B, C in series, with reliabilities of 0.97, 0.86, and 0.95 respectively. Furthermore, component B uses a redundancy (backup) that also has a reliability identical to B. What is the overall reliability of the system?
2. Could you identify someone that you feel was very creative. What personality traits did they possess that made them so creative? Are there tests for creativity that firms use to measure employee creativity? Have you taken any?