THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING

question 19

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
On average,you receive 2.6 pieces of junk mail a day.Assume that the number of pieces of junk mail you receive each day follows the Poisson distribution.
-What is the standard deviation of the number of pieces of junk mail you receive daily?

• A)1.61
• B)2.60
• C)6.76
• D)There is not sufficient information to determine this.

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