Problem 3. Recall that if X follows a poisson distribution with parameter X, the probability mass function of X is given by: Px (x) = e-11x x! 3 x = = {0, 1, 2,...} (a) If px (2) = 2px (0), calculate px(3). (b) Use this poisson random variable X to approximate P(Y = 4), where Y is a binomial random variable with n = 2000 and p = = x/n.

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**Problem 3.** Recall that if \( X \) follows a Poisson distribution with parameter \( \lambda \), the probability mass function of \( X \) is given by:

\[
p_X(x) = \frac{e^{-\lambda} \lambda^x}{x!}, \quad x = \{0, 1, 2, \ldots\}
\]

(a) If \( p_X(2) = 2p_X(0) \), calculate \( p_X(3) \).

(b) Use this Poisson random variable \( X \) to approximate \( \mathbb{P}(Y = 4) \), where \( Y \) is a binomial random variable with \( n = 2000 \) and \( p = \lambda/n \).
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 3.** Recall that if \( X \) follows a Poisson distribution with parameter \( \lambda \), the probability mass function of \( X \) is given by: \[ p_X(x) = \frac{e^{-\lambda} \lambda^x}{x!}, \quad x = \{0, 1, 2, \ldots\} \] (a) If \( p_X(2) = 2p_X(0) \), calculate \( p_X(3) \). (b) Use this Poisson random variable \( X \) to approximate \( \mathbb{P}(Y = 4) \), where \( Y \) is a binomial random variable with \( n = 2000 \) and \( p = \lambda/n \).
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