Consider a Poisson Distribution with an Average of 3 Customers

question 14

Multiple Choice

Consider a Poisson distribution with an average of 3 customers per minute at the local grocery store. Determine the expected number of customer arrivals for a five-minute period.

• A) 15
• B) 3
• C) 243
• D) 125

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