A Bank Manager Estimates That an Average of Two Customers

question 48

Multiple Choice

A bank manager estimates that an average of two customers enters the tellers' queue every five minutes. Assume that the number of customers that enters the tellers' queue is Poisson distributed. What is the probability that exactly seven customers enter the queue in a randomly selected 15-minute period?

• A) 0.0034
• B) 0.1033
• C) 0.1377
• D) 0.1606

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Definitions:

CS

In IT, stands for Computer Science, which is the study of computers and computational systems including their theory, design, development, and application.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli or signals in the environment, often relevant in learning and conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming to influence the occurrence of behavior through these consequences.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to a new learned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.