Rare-event Poisson approximation
A rare defect strikes each of independent units with probability . Using the appropriate rare-event approximation to the count of defects, what is ? (to 4 decimals)
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- Large n, small p, moderate np ⇒ Poisson(np); find λ = np yourself.
- P(0) = e^(−λ).
Answer
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0.0498 (± 0.0005)
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