The Interval Between Patients Arriving at an Outpatient Clinic Follows

question 38

Short Answer

The interval between patients arriving at an outpatient clinic follows an exponential distribution with mean 15 minutes.What is the mean number of arrivals per minute?

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory stating that the distribution of sample means approximates a normal distribution as the sample size becomes sufficiently large.

Sample Mean

The average of a sample set of numbers, calculated by adding up all the numbers and dividing by the count of numbers in the set.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers.

Freshmen

First-year students in a secondary or post-secondary educational institution.