The Number of Traffic Accidents Per Day on a Certain

question 33

Multiple Choice

The number of traffic accidents per day on a certain section of highway is thought to be Poisson distributed with a mean to equal 2.19. Which of the following best approximates the probability of no accidents occurring on this section of highway during a one-day period?

• A) 0.457
• B) 0.318
• C) 0.296
• D) 0.112

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