Consider a Poisson Distribution with an Average of 3 Customers

question 9

Multiple Choice

Consider a Poisson distribution with an average of 3 customers per minute at the local grocery store. If X = the number of arrivals per minute, find the expected value of X.

• A) 3
• B) 9
• C) 1.5
• D) 1.7

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