Several Logs Are Stored in a Pile with 22 Logs

question 132

Multiple Choice

Several logs are stored in a pile with 22 logs on the bottom layer, 21 on the second layer, 20 on the third layer, and so on. If the top layer has one log, how many logs are in the pile?

• A)252
• B)253
• C)242
• D)231
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Statistic

A numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample, used to infer properties of the population from which it was drawn.

Parameter

A quantity that defines certain characteristics of a system or function, often used in mathematical or statistical models.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Discrete Probability Distribution

A mathematical function that provides the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes for a discrete random variable.