A random sample of 356 seniors enrolled at the University of West Florida was categorized according to
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A random sample of 356 seniors enrolled at the University of West Florida was categorized according to X, the number of times they had changed majors (110). Based on the summary of that information shown in the following table, would you conclude that X can be treated as a Poisson random variable?
Number of Major Changes Frequency
0………………….........…………….. 237
1………………..…........…………….. 90
2……………………..........………….. 22
3……………..……………….........….. 7
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The observed number of major changes 044 x 1356 2370 901 222 73 ...View the full answer
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