document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199410>Question 1199410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4.4.2 Suppose that over a period of several years the average number of deaths from a certain noncontagious disease has been 10. If the number of deaths from this disease follows the Poisson distribution, what is the probability that during the current year: a. Exactly seven people will die from the disease? b. Ten or more people will die from the disease? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4.4.2 Suppose that over a period of several years the average number of deaths from a certain noncontagious disease has been 10. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the number of deaths from this disease follows the Poisson distribution, what is the probability that during the current year: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Exactly seven people will die from the disease? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Ten or more people will die from the disease?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As I read this problem, I see that it is defective.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To be correct, in the first sentence the problem must say that '10' is the average number of deaths <U>per year<U>.\r<BR>\n" );
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