Concept explainers
Interpretation: Probability of no customer arrival during a specific time and one and four customer arrival.
Concept Introduction:Probability of an event is how likely or how possibly an event take place. It shows an outcome of event which ranges between 0 and 1.
Answer to Problem 1P
The probability that during a specific minute no customer arrives is 0.1353. The probability that during a specific minute between one and four customer arrive is 0.8120
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Number of customers arrive per minute = 2
In case of poisson distribution: The probability that
Where,
Probability of no customer arrival (n=0) during a specific time (T = 1)
The probability that during a specific minute no customer arrives is 0.1353
The probability that during a specific minute (T = 1) between 1 and 4 customer arrives using the following formula:
The probability that during a specific minute between one and four customer arrive is 0.8120
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