The number of accidents that occur at a busy intersection is Poisson distributed with a mean of 3.5 per week. Find the probability of the following events a. No accidents in a week b. Five or more accidents in a week c. An accident today
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5} \times 3.5^0}{0!} \] \[ P(X=0) = e^{-3.5} \] \[ P(X=0) = 0.0301973834223185 \] Show more…
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