Suppose That, on Average, 4 Customers Arrive Each Minute in a Poisson

question 22

Multiple Choice

Suppose that, on average, 4 customers arrive each minute in a Poisson distribution. P(x) is the probability of x arrivals. Which of the following is TRUE?

• A) P(3) = P(4)
• B) P(0) = 0
• C) P(1) = 0.007
• D) P(2) > P(5)
• E) P(0) = P(1)

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