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Chapter 3.2, Problem 12E
Let X equal the number of alpha particle emissions of carbon-14 that are counted by a Geiger counter each second. Assume that the distribution of X is Poisson with
(a) Give the distribution of W.
(b) Find
HINT: Use Equation 3.2-1 with
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