The Probability of Receiving a 911 Call on a University

question 85

Multiple Choice

The probability of receiving a 911 call on a university campus is the same every day.The
Probability of having received a 911 call on a single day does not change the probability of
Receiving a 911 call on any other day.Which of the following distributions would you use to
Determine the probability that a 911 call will be received next day?

• A) Binomial distribution.
• B) Poisson distribution.
• C) Normal distribution.
• D) Hypergeometric distribution.

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