document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874812>Question 874812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16.	Decide which probability distribution – binomial, geometric, or Poisson – applies to the question. You do not need to answer the question. Instead, justify your choice.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given:  The mean number of oil tankers at a port city is 8 per day. The port has facilities to handle up to 12 oil tankers in a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question: what is the probability that too many tankers will arrive on a given day?	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Poisson Distribution, this probability will have a success or a failure, and the number is known.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: what is the probability that too many tankers will arrive on a given day? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can handle 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x > 12) = .0638 = 1 - poisson(8, 12) = 6.38% chance </SPAN>\n" );
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