Consider the following scenarios : 1. Counting the number of car accidents on Ha

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Consider the following scenarios:

1. Counting the number of car accidents on Hamburg Turnpike between 8 and 9 am on Mondays

2. Counting the number of houses on each block in the city

3. Counting the number of clay pigeons shot by the sportsmen

4. Counting the number of customers that arrives in the store between 5 and 6 pm on Sundays

For each scenario, write yes or no on whether it can be modeled and explained by Poisson Distribution. Explain why each scenario can or can't be modeled and explained by Poisson Distribution.

Please be clear and descriptive in your explanation.

Explanation / Answer

We can apply poisson distribution to the situation when :

If these conditions are true, then K is a Poisson random variable, and the distribution of K is a Poisson distribution.

By using these assumptions we can say that for the situation 1 and situation 3 and situation 4 Poisson model will be appropriate.

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