In: Statistics and Probability
Using R-Studio find the answer to
The average number of patrons arriving at a restaurant per hour is eleven. What is the probability that eight or less will arrive in the next hour?
1. 0.232
2. 0.173
3. 0.1432
4. 0.8881
Solution:
We are given that: The average number of patrons arriving at a restaurant per hour is eleven.
That is :
Thus X = number of patrons arriving at a restaurant per hour follows Poisson distribution with parameter .
We have to use R-Studio to find the probability that eight or less will arrive in the next hour.
That is:
Use following R command:
> ppois( x value , lambda= parameter)
thus
> ppois(8, lambda=11)
which gives result
0.2319851
thus
Thus correct option is: 1) 0.232