Suppose the counts recorded by a Geiger counter follow a Poisson process with an average of two

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Suppose the counts recorded by a Geiger counter follow a Poisson process with an average of two counts per minute.
(a) What is the probability that there are no counts in a 30- second interval?
(b) What is the probability that the first count occurs in less than 10 seconds?
(c) What is the probability that the first count occurs between 1 and 2 minutes after start-up?
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Applied Statistics And Probability For Engineers

ISBN: 9781118539712

6th Edition

Authors: Douglas C. Montgomery, George C. Runger

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