A Poisson process has intensity of 4 events per hour. If 6 events occur in the first 3 hours, what is the probability that 2 of them occurred during the first hour and 2, in the second hour and 2 of them occurred during the second hour?

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A Poisson process has intensity of 4 events per hour. If 6 events occur in the first 3 hours, what is the probability
that 2 of them occurred during the first hour and 2, in the second hour and 2 of them occurred during the second
hour?
Transcribed Image Text:A Poisson process has intensity of 4 events per hour. If 6 events occur in the first 3 hours, what is the probability that 2 of them occurred during the first hour and 2, in the second hour and 2 of them occurred during the second hour?
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