The Hoylake Rescue Squad receives an emergency call every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hours, accordingto the following probability distribution. The squad is on duty 24 hours per day, 7 daysper week:Time BetweenEmergency Calls (hr.) Probability1 .052 .103 .304 .305 .206 .051.00 Compute the average time between calls and compare this value with the expected value of the time between calls from the probability distribution. Why are the results different?

The Hoylake Rescue Squad receives an emergency call every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hours, accordingto the following probability distribution. The squad is on duty 24 hours per day, 7 daysper week:Time BetweenEmergency Calls (hr.) Probability1 .052 .103 .304 .305 .206 .051.00 Compute the average time between calls and compare this value with the expected value of the time between calls from the probability distribution. Why are the results different?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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