On a particular motorway bridge, breakdowns occur at a rate of 3.2 a week. Assuming that the
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On a particular motorway bridge, breakdowns occur at a rate of 3.2 a week. Assuming that the number of breakdowns can be modelled by a Poisson distribution, find the probability that
(a) fewer than the mean number of breakdowns occur in a particular week,
(b) more than five breakdowns occur in a given fortnight,
(c) exactly three breakdowns occur in each of four successive weeks.
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A Concise Course In Advanced Level Statistics With Worked Examples
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Authors: J. Crawshaw, J. Chambers
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