The reliability model that shows that products are more likely to fail either very early in their useful life or very late in their useful life is called the ________.
A) half-moon hazard function
B) saucer-shaped hazard function
C) half-circle hazard function
D) cone-shaped hazard function
E) bathtub-shaped hazard function

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The bathtub-shaped hazard function describes a failure rate that is high at the beginning (infant mortality), decreases to a low, constant rate (useful life), and then increases again at the end (wear-out period).

The Reliability Model That Shows That Products Are More Likely