Multiple Choice
Which of the following cannot generate a Poisson distribution?
A) The number of telephone calls received by a switchboard in a specified time period.
B) The number of customers arriving at a gas station on Christmas day.
C) The number of bacteria found in a cubic yard of soil.
D) The number of children in a family.
E) The number of accidents per day on a certain section of a highway.
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