During the Summer Season, the Average Number of Lightning Strikes

question 7

Multiple Choice

During the summer season, the average number of lightning strikes per week in the Royal Canyon area is 3.6.Assume that all the Poisson conditions are met.Let x represent values for the random variable "number of lightning strikes in a week." What is the variance of x?

• A)4.9
• B)5.2
• C)2.7
• D)3.0
• E)3.6

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