When Dealing with the Number of Occurrences of an Event

question 52

Multiple Choice

When dealing with the number of occurrences of an event over a specified interval of time or space and when the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any interval is independent of the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any other interval, the appropriate probability distribution is a _____.

• A) binomial distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) normal distribution
• D) hypergeometric probability distribution

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing to purchase.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A company that sells a product for which there are many sellers and buyers, and where its product is identical to that of competitors, meaning it has no control over market price.

Marginal Revenue (MR)

The extra income a company earns by selling an additional unit of a product or service.

Demand Curve

A visual depiction of how the demand for a product or service correlates with its price over a specific time frame.