Given a Poisson Random Variable X, Where the Average Number

question 161

Multiple Choice

Given a Poisson random variable x, where the average number of times an event occurs in a certain period of time is 2.5, what is P(x = 0) ?

• A) 2.5
• B) 1.5811
• C) 0.40
• D) 0.0821

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