If the Outcomes of a Discrete Random Variable Follow a Poisson

question 209

Multiple Choice

If the outcomes of a discrete random variable follow a Poisson distribution,then their:

• A)mean equals the standard deviation.
• B)mean equals the variance.
• C)median equals the variance.
• D)median equals the standard deviation.

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