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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation [Abstract] |
Allocated Share-based compensation expense disclosure | The impact of share-based compensation on our results was as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| April 30, |  | April 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Cost of products and services | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Research and development | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 6 |
Selling, general and administrative | 15 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 21 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award fair value assumptions and methodology schedule | The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of awards granted under the LTP Program that are based on total shareholder return ("TSR"):
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| April 30, |  | April 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Volatility of Keysight shares | 26 | % |  | 25 | % |  | 25 | % |  | 25 | %
Volatility of selected index | 13 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 14 | %
Price-wise correlation with selected peers | 57 | % |  | 57 | % |  | 57 | % |  | 57 | %

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