n a drop of water there are, on the average, 2 bacteria (Poisson distribution). How many drops must be taken to a sample, to be sure (with the probability α) that that they contain at least one bacterium. Put : a) α = 0.95 ; b)α = 0.99 ; c) α = 0.999 ?

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In a drop of water there are, on the average, 2 bacteria (Poisson distribution). How many drops must be taken to a sample, to be sure (with the probability α) that that they contain at least one bacterium. Put : a) α = 0.95 ; b)α = 0.99 ; c) α = 0.999 ?

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