The number of x people entering the intensive care unit (ICU) at a particular hospital on any given day has a Poisson probability distribution with mean equal to five persons per day. What is the probability that the number of people entering the ICU on particular fay is less than equal to two?
The number of x people entering the intensive care unit (ICU) at a particular hospital on any given day has a Poisson probability distribution with mean equal to five persons per day. What is the probability that the number of people entering the ICU on particular fay is less than equal to two?
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The number of x people entering the intensive care unit (ICU) at a particular hospital on any given
day has a Poisson probability distribution with mean equal to five persons per day. What is the probability
that the number of people entering the ICU on particular fay is less than equal to two?
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