Exam 7: B: Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions

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Unsafe Levels of Radioactivity The number of incidents at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 6 incidents per year. -{Unsafe Levels of Radioactivity Narrative} Find the probability that there will be no more than 1 incident in a year.

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The Poisson probability distribution is a continuous probability distribution.

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Unsafe Levels of Radioactivity The number of incidents at a nuclear power plant has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 6 incidents per year. -{Unsafe Levels of Radioactivity Narrative} Find the variance of the number of incidents in one year.

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Post office The number of arrivals at a local post office between 3:00 and 5:00 P.M.has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 12. -{Post Office Narrative} Find the probability that the number of arrivals between 3:00 and 5:00 P.M.is at least 10.

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