Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable

question 7

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable
-The number of goals scored at State College hockey games follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7 goals per game. Find the probability that a randomly selected State College hockey game would have more than three goals scored.

• A) 0.918235
• B) 0.081765
• C) 0.970364
• D) 0.029636

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