Essentials of Statistics (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134685779
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 3BSC
Poisson Probability Distribution The random variable x represents the number of phone calls the author receives in a day, and it has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7.2 calls. What are the possible values of x? Is a value of x = 2.3 possible? Is x a discrete random variable or a continuous random variable?
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Essentials of Statistics (6th Edition)
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