Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Discrete Probability Distributions - Review Exercises - Section 5-4 - Page 306: 27

Answer

a. $0.5543$ b. $0.8488$ c. $0.4457$

Work Step by Step

Let $\lambda=6$ use Poisson formula or table: a. At least 6 calls We first calculate less than 6 calls, x=0,1,2,3,4,5 P(0,6)+P(1,6)+P(2,6)+P(3,6)+P(4,6)+P(5,6)=0.0025+0.0149+0.0446+0.0892+0.1339+0.1606=0.4457 For at least 6 calls: $P(x\geq6)=1-0.4457=0.5543$ b. 4 or more calls We first find less than 4 calls, x=0,1,2,3 P(0,6)+P(1,6)+P(2,6)+P(3,6)=0.0025+0.0149+0.0446+0.0892=0.1512 For 4 or more calls $P(x\geq4)=1-0.1512=0.8488$ c. At most 5 calls, x=0,1,2,3,4,5 As in (a) $P(x\leq5)=0.4457$
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