Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321946393
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 30PS

Assume a Poisson distribution with λ   =   5.0. What is the probability that

a .   X   =   1 ? b .   X   <   1 ? c .  X   >   1 ? d .   X   ≤   1 ?  

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