SOLUTION: Patients arrive at a hospital emergency center at the rate of 3 per hour.what is the probability of two arrivals during the next 30 minutes?

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Question 841795: Patients arrive at a hospital emergency center at the rate of 3 per hour.what is the probability of two arrivals during the next 30 minutes?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Note: Using TI Calcuator
The syntax is poissonpdf(mean, x-value).
mean/30min is 3/2 =3/2
what is the probability of two arrivals during the next 30 minutes?
poissonpdf(3/2, 2).
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