A hospital collects data on the number of emergency room patients in during a certain period. It

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A hospital collects data on the number of emergency room patients in during a certain period. It is estimated that in an hour, the average number of emergency room patients to arrive is 1.2. If the time between two consecutive arrivals of patients follows an exponential distribution, what is the probability that a patient will show up in the next hour?

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Statistics For Business And Financial Economics

ISBN: 9781461458975

3rd Edition

Authors: Cheng Few Lee , John C Lee , Alice C Lee

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