The Number of Homeruns Hit During a Major League Baseball $\lambda = 3.2$

question 113

Multiple Choice

The number of homeruns hit during a major league baseball game follows a Poisson distribution with $\lambda = 3.2$ . Find the mean and standard deviation for this distribution.

• A) mean \(= 1.79\), standard Deviation \(= 3.2\)
• B) mean \(= 3.2\), standard Deviation \(= 10.24\)
• C) mean \(= 3.2\), standard Deviation \(= 1.79\)
• D) mean \(= 3.2\), standard Deviation \(= 3.2\)

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