In: Statistics and Probability
In a lake, Peter catches fishes in an average rate of 3 fishes
per hour. (Using Poisson distribution, assume Peter always
catches one fish at a time and the events of catching each fish are
independent.)
(a) [10 points] At 2:00PM, if it’s known that Peter caught the
previous fish at 1:50PM, what is the probability that he will catch
the next fish before 2:30PM?
(b) [10 points] Assume Peter starts catching fish at 9:00AM, what
is the probability that he will catch the 2nd fish between 9:30 and
9:50AM?