The number of telephone calls arriving at an exchange during any given minute between noon and 1:00

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The number of telephone calls arriving at an exchange during any given minute between noon and 1:00 P.M. on a weekday is a random variable with the following probability distribution.
XP(x)
0
....0.3

1 ....0.2

2 ....0.2

3 ....0.1

4 ....0.1

5 ....0.1

a. Verify that P(x) is a probability distribution.
b.
Find the cumulative distribution function of the random variable.

c. Use the cumulative distribution function to find the probability that between 12:34 and 12:35 P.M. more than two calls will arrive at the exchange.

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Complete Business Statistics

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7th Edition

Authors: Amir Aczel, Jayavel Sounderpandian

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