The Number of Calls to an Internet Service Provider During

question 91

True/False

The number of calls to an Internet service provider during the hour between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. is described by a Poisson distribution with mean equal to 15. Given this information, the standard deviation for the call distribution is about 3.87 calls.

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Definitions:

Pitch

A tone’s experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency.

Middle Ear

The chamber between the eardrum and cochlea containing three tiny bones (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea’s oval window.

Eardrum Vibrations

are oscillations of the tympanic membrane in response to sound waves, crucial for the mechanical process of hearing.

Vestibular Sacs

Structures within the inner ear that contribute to the body's sense of balance and spatial orientation by detecting gravity and linear movement.