Suppose the Probability of Contracting a Certain Disease Is P

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suppose the probability of contracting a certain disease is p = 0.0006 for a new case in a given year.Use the Poisson model to approximate the probability that in a town where 8000 uninfected people there will be at least one new case of the disease next year.

• A)0.9523
• B)0.9918
• C)0.0395
• D)0.0082
• E)0.9994

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