The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) limits the amount of vinyl chloride in the plant air emissions to no more than 10 parts per millions. Suppose a mean emission of vinyl chloride for a particular plant is 4 parts per million. Assume the number of parts per million of vinyl chloride in air sample x, follows a Poisson probability distribution: What is the standard deviation of the plant Is it likely that a sample of air from the plant would yield a value of x that would exceed the EPA limit? Explain. Note that P(x≤9) = 991868

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) limits the amount of vinyl chloride in the plant air emissions to no more than 10 parts per millions. Suppose a mean emission of vinyl chloride for a particular plant is 4 parts per million. Assume the number of parts per million of vinyl chloride in air sample x, follows a Poisson probability distribution: What is the standard deviation of the plant Is it likely that a sample of air from the plant would yield a value of x that would exceed the EPA limit? Explain. Note that P(x≤9) = 991868

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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