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. 2014 Dec 4;8(12):e3345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003345

Table 2. Evaluation criteria and ranking system for the occurrence of failure.

Probability of failure Possible failure rates Rank
Extremely high: failure almost inevitable ≧1 in 2 10
Very high 1 in 3 9
Repeated failures 1 in 8 8
High 1 in 20 7
Moderately high 1 in 80 6
Moderate 1 in 400 5
Relatively low 1 in 2000 4
Low 1 in 15,000 3
Remote 1 in 150,000 2
Nearly impossible ≦1 in 1,500,000 1