Question: Compute discrete probabilities for poisson and binomial distributions. a. A production process produces 2% defective parts. A sample of 5 parts from the production is

Compute discrete probabilities for poisson and binomial distributions.

  • a. A production process produces 2% defective parts. A sample of 5 parts from the production is selected. What is the probability that the sample contains exactly two defective parts? Use the binomial probability function and show your computations to answer this question.

b. On average, the number of call per hour received by a switchboard is 15. What is the probability that the switchboard will receive exactly 10 calls in half an hour?

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