Multiple Choice
For many waiting line situations, the arrivals occur randomly and independently of other arrivals and it has been found that a good description of the arrival pattern is provided by
A) a normal probability distribution.
B) an exponential probability distribution.
C) a uniform probability distribution.
D) a Poisson probability distribution.
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