At the Grand Teton National Park, a ranger watches for moose evey moming in August. The number of moose has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.4. Find the probability that on a randomly selected moming, the number of moose seen is 5. 기15) -
At the Grand Teton National Park, a ranger watches for moose evey moming in August. The number of moose has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.4. Find the probability that on a randomly selected moming, the number of moose seen is 5. 기15) -
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![**Problem: Poisson Distribution at Grand Teton National Park**
At the Grand Teton National Park, a ranger watches for moose every morning in August. The number of moose has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.4. Find the probability that on a randomly selected morning, the number of moose seen is 5.
**Calculate:**
P(5) = [Input box]
**Explanation:**
In this scenario, we are dealing with a Poisson distribution, which is often used to model the number of events happening within a fixed interval of time or space. The key parameter of a Poisson distribution is the average rate (mean) λ (lambda), which in this case is 1.4.
The formula for calculating the probability of observing k events (in this case, 5 moose) in a Poisson distribution is:
\[ P(k) = \frac{e^{-\lambda} \cdot \lambda^k}{k!} \]
Where:
- \( e \) is the base of natural logarithms (approximately equal to 2.71828),
- \( \lambda \) is the mean number of occurrences (1.4 here),
- \( k \) is the actual number of occurrences (5 moose here),
- \( ! \) denotes factorial, the product of all positive integers up to that number.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8484936c-d131-41d3-847f-811cbd71a7e6%2F1b31a6e4-22e0-407a-b0f7-0321e31bc943%2F42097wg_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem: Poisson Distribution at Grand Teton National Park**
At the Grand Teton National Park, a ranger watches for moose every morning in August. The number of moose has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.4. Find the probability that on a randomly selected morning, the number of moose seen is 5.
**Calculate:**
P(5) = [Input box]
**Explanation:**
In this scenario, we are dealing with a Poisson distribution, which is often used to model the number of events happening within a fixed interval of time or space. The key parameter of a Poisson distribution is the average rate (mean) λ (lambda), which in this case is 1.4.
The formula for calculating the probability of observing k events (in this case, 5 moose) in a Poisson distribution is:
\[ P(k) = \frac{e^{-\lambda} \cdot \lambda^k}{k!} \]
Where:
- \( e \) is the base of natural logarithms (approximately equal to 2.71828),
- \( \lambda \) is the mean number of occurrences (1.4 here),
- \( k \) is the actual number of occurrences (5 moose here),
- \( ! \) denotes factorial, the product of all positive integers up to that number.
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