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The Number of Power Outages at a Nuclear Power Plant

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The number of power outages at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 6 outages per year.The variance of the number of power outages is _____.


Definitions:

Lens Model

A psychological framework used to explain how individuals make judgments under conditions of uncertainty.

Attribution Theory

A concept in psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and other people's behavior.

Elaboration Likelihood Model

A model that explains different ways of processing stimuli, why they are used, and their outcomes on attitude change.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, or emotional reactions).

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