Which of the Following Cannot Generate a Poisson Distribution

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cannot generate a Poisson distribution?

• A) The number of telephone calls received by a switchboard in a specified time period.
• B) The number of customers arriving at a gas station on Christmas day.
• C) The number of bacteria found in a cubic yard of soil.
• D) The number of children in a family.
• E) The number of accidents per day on a certain section of a highway.

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