You work at a mechanic shop.  On average, 10 cars come into your shop each day.  Assuming a poisson distribution, what is the probability 4 cars come into the shop? Round to 4 decimal points.

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You work at a mechanic shop.  On average, 10 cars come into your shop each day.  Assuming a poisson distribution, what is the probability 4 cars come into the shop? Round to 4 decimal points.
 

 

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Poisson Distribution:

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Where

e = Euler's constant = 2.71828

λ = mean number of occurrences in the interval

x =0,1,2,3, .......

x! = x factorial

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Given information:

On average, 10 cars come into your shop each day.  Assuming a Poisson distribution, we are required to find the probability that 4 cars have come in the store

=> λ = 10

=> x = 4

 

 

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