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FButt

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on: Jun 24, 2018

The number of customers arriving at a department store in a 5-minute period has a Poisson distribution.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The number of accidents that occur at a busy intersection in one month is an example of a Poisson random variable.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

aruss1303

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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