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The probability that a certain radioactive mass emits no
Chapter 4, Problem 14E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
The probability that a certain radioactive mass emits no particles in a one-minute time period is 0.1353. What is the mean number of particles emitted per minute?
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QUESTION:
The probability that a certain radioactive mass emits no particles in a one-minute time period is 0.1353. What is the mean number of particles emitted per minute?
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Here we have to find mean no. of particles emitted
Let X is no. of particles emitted
Here Xpoisson(
The pmf of poisson distribution is P(x)=; x=0,1,2,...........