Which Distribution Is Best-Suited to Measure the Length of Time

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which distribution is best-suited to measure the length of time between arrivals at a grocery checkout counter?

• A) uniform
• B) normal
• C) exponential
• D) Poisson

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