5.64 The number of bacteria colonies of a certain type in samples of polluted water has a...
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5.64 The number of bacteria colonies of a certain type in samples of polluted water has a Poisson distribution with a mean of two per cubic centimeter.
a If four 1-cubic-centimeter samples are independently selected from this water, find the probability that at least one sample will contain one or more bacteria colonies.
b How many 1-cubic-centimeter samples should be selected to have a probability of approximately 0.95 of seeing at least one bacteria colony?
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Probability And Statistics For Engineers
ISBN: 9781133006909
5th Edition
Authors: Richard L Scheaffer, Madhuri Mulekar, James T McClave, Cecie Starr
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