In one year, there were 116 homicide deaths in Richmond, Virginia (based on A Classroom Note on

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In one year, there were 116 homicide deaths in Richmond, Virginia (based on “A Classroom Note on the Poisson Distribution: A Model for Homicidal Deaths in Richmond, VA for 1991,” by Winston A. Richards in Mathematics and Computer Education). For a randomly selected day, find the probability that the number of homicide deaths is

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

e. 4

Compare the calculated probabilities to these actual results: 268 days (no homicides); 79 days (1 homicide); 17 days (2 homicides); 1 day (3 homicides); no days with more than 3 homicides.

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500243

11th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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