OpenStax, Statistics §4.6 Poisson Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 16 · Probability · Discrete distributions

Poisson Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 16

A manufacturer of decorative string lights knows that 3 percent of its bulbs are defective. Using both the binomial and Poisson distributions, find the probability that a string of 100 lights contains at most four defective bulbs.

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OpenStax, Statistics · §4.6 Poisson Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 16

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