Assume That the Mean Success Rate of a Poisson Process

question 152

Short Answer

Assume that the mean success rate of a Poisson process is six successes per hour.
A) Find the expected number of successes in a 40-minute period.
B) Find the expected number of successes in a three-hour period.
C) Find the probability of at least two successes in a 30-minute period.

• A) Find the expected number of successes in a 40-minute period.
• B) Find the expected number of successes in a three-hour period.
• C) Find the probability of at least two successes in a 30-minute period.

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