Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321989178
Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 97E
In each of Exercises 5.96–5.99, we have provided the parameter of a Poisson random variable, X. For each exercise,
- a. determine the required probabilities. Round your
probability answers to three decimal places. - b. find the
mean and standard deviation of X.
5.97 λ = 5; P(X = 5), P(X < 2), P(X ≥ 3). (Hint: For the third probability, use the complementation rule.)
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