PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS:

POISSON DITRIBUTION
A manufacturer estimates that 0.35% of
his output of a component are defective.
The components are marketed in packets of
400. Determine the probability of a
packet containing exactly three defective
components.
Solution:
= np = 400(0.0035) = 1.4
x = 3
P(x)
P(3)
3! =
P(3)
P(2)

=
=
6
=
=

e- x/x!
e-1.4 1.43/3!
0.11277701
11.28%
ONDEREAL
2.718281828459045