Asked by Betita Guzman on Sep 26, 2024
On the average,1.6 customers per minute arrive at any one of the checkout counters of Sunshine food market.What type of probability distribution can be used to find out the probability that there will be no customers arriving at a checkout counter in 10 minutes?
A) Poisson distribution
B) Normal distribution
C) Binomial distribution
D) None of these choices.
Poisson Distribution
A probability distribution that expresses the likelihood of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.
Normal Distribution
A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable, characterized by a symmetric bell-shaped curve.
Binomial Distribution
A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a variable will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters.
- Master the principles of the Poisson distribution and their application across various contexts.
- Discern the disparities among different probability distributions and ascertain their suitable usage scenarios.
Learning Objectives
- Master the principles of the Poisson distribution and their application across various contexts.
- Discern the disparities among different probability distributions and ascertain their suitable usage scenarios.