5.3 - Poisson Distribution
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Practice Questions
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What does the Poisson distribution help us model?
💡 Hint: Think about events that happen over time or space.
In the formula P(k; λ), what does 'k' represent?
💡 Hint: It's what you are counting in your event.
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What is λ in the Poisson distribution?
💡 Hint: It's a mean measure.
True or False: The Poisson distribution can model continuous events.
💡 Hint: Remember it counts individual occurrences.
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A library has an average of 7 visitors per hour. If you want to calculate the probability of exactly 10 visitors arriving in the next hour, what would you do?
💡 Hint: Apply the formula directly for your calculation.
An airport processes an average of 20 flights per hour. Calculate the probability of processing exactly 15 flights in the next hour.
💡 Hint: Make sure to remember the Poisson distribution formula.
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