Poisson Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 21
According to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health website, for every 200 U.S. women, the average number who suffer from a particular disease is one. Out of a randomly chosen group of 600 U.S. women. Determine the following:
(a) In words, define the random variable X.
(b) List the values that X may take on.
(c) Give the distribution of X. X ~ _____(_____,_____)
(d) How many are expected to suffer from this disease?
(e) Find the probability that no one suffers from this disease.
(f) Find the probability that more than four suffer from this disease.
Its source prints no answer for this problem, so there's nothing to check against.
OpenStax, Statistics · §4.6 Poisson Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 21
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