Consider the occurrence of misprints in a book, and suppose that they occur at the rate of

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Consider the occurrence of misprints in a book, and suppose that they occur at the rate of 2 per page. Assuming a Poisson process, what is the expected number of pages until the first misprint? Wbat is the probability that the first misprint will not occur in the first page? Comment on the applicability of the Poisson assumptions to the occurrence of misprints or typing errors.

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Statistics Probability Inference And Decision

ISBN: 9780030778056

1st Edition

Authors: Robert L. Winkler, William L. Hays

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