Of the Following, the One That Most Resembles a Poisson

question 91

Multiple Choice

Of the following, the one that most resembles a Poisson random variable is the number of:

• A)heads in 200 flips of a fair coin.
• B)annual power failures at your residence.
• C)face cards in a bridge hand of 13 cards.
• D)defective CDs in a spool containing 15 CDs.

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Definitions:

Attributes

Characteristics or qualities that are inherent in or ascribed to someone or something, defining aspects of their identity or nature.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute behaviors to a person’s internal qualities while underestimating situational influences.

Unemployed

The state of being without a paid job but available to work.

Illusory Correlation

A cognitive bias where a relationship is perceived between two variables even when no such relationship exists.