A General Rule for Estimating the Distance in Kilometers Between

question 98

Multiple Choice

A general rule for estimating the distance in kilometers between an observer and a lightning bolt is to count the number of seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing it,and dividing by

• A)2.
• B)3.
• C)4.
• D)5.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Poisson Random Variable

A variable that represents the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Poisson Distribution

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

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