Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable

question 125

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable
-Suppose the number of babies born during an 8-hour shift at a hospital s maternity wing follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7 an hour. Find the probability that three babies are born during a particular 1-hour period in this maternity wing.

• A) 0.052129
• B) 0.046544
• C) 0.006516
• D) 0.000315

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