Multiple Choice
The probability that a particular brand of smoke alarm will malfunction in the presence of smoke is 0.002. A batch of 100,000 such alarms was produced by independent production lines. Which of the following distributions would you use to figure out the probability that at most 5,000 of them will malfunction in case of a fire?
A) binomial distribution
B) Poisson distribution
C) both of the above
D) none of the above
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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