Suppose the Probability of Contracting a Certain Disease Is P

Multiple Choice

Suppose the probability of contracting a certain disease is p = 0.0004 for a new case in a given year.Use the Poisson model to approximate the probability that in a town where 1,000 uninfected people there will be at least one new case of the disease next year.

A) 0.0616
B) 0.3297
C) 0.2681
D) 0.6703
E) 0.9996