If the Standard Deviation for a Poisson Distribution Is Known

question 43

Multiple Choice

If the standard deviation for a Poisson distribution is known to be 3.60, the expected value of that Poisson distribution is:

• A) 3.60
• B) approximately 1.90
• C) 8.28
• D) 12.96
• E) 7.2

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