Exhibit 5-8 the Random Variable X Is the Number of Occurrences of Occurrences

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 5-8
The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of ten minutes. It can be assumed that the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two-time periods of an equal length. It is known that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes is 5.3.
-Refer to Exhibit 5-8. The random variable x satisfies which of the following Discrete Probability Distributions?

A) normal
B) Poisson
C) binomial
D) Not enough information is given to answer this question.