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Poisson Distribution Probability Problems

The document presents a tutorial with various probability problems involving Poisson distribution. It includes scenarios such as phone calls received, customer visits at a bank, microbes in river water, radio sales, and traffic accidents. Each problem requires calculating specific probabilities based on given averages and timeframes.

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Poisson Distribution Probability Problems

The document presents a tutorial with various probability problems involving Poisson distribution. It includes scenarios such as phone calls received, customer visits at a bank, microbes in river water, radio sales, and traffic accidents. Each problem requires calculating specific probabilities based on given averages and timeframes.

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TUTORIAL 3

1. On average a person gets 5 phone calls daily. Find the probability that he gets fewer than
5 phone calls
2. On average 4 customers visit a bank counter within 1 minute
Find the probability of having
a. no customers in the counter within a minute
b. exactly one customer within a minute
c. 2 or more customers within a minute
d. 1 or more customers within 30 seconds
3. Some river water contains on average 500 microbes per liter. A 1 cm3 sample is
examined. (1l=1000 cm3 ). Find the probability of there been
a. No microbes in the sample
b. At least 4 microbes in the sample
4. A shop sells radios at a rate of 2.5 per week. Find the probability that in a 2 week period
the shop sells atleast 7 radios
5. The number of accidents per week in a certain road has a poisson distribution with
parameter 2.5 find the probability that
a. Exactly 5 accidents will occur in a particular week
b. More than 3 accidents will occur in a week

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