Introduction –
Suppose an event can occur several times within a given unit of time. When the total number of occurrences of the event is unknown, we can think of it as a random variable. This random variable follows the Poisson Distribution. The Poisson distribution is a limiting case of the Binomial distribution when the number of trials becomes very large and the probability of success is small. As we know from the previous article the probability of ‘x’ success in ‘n’ trials in a Binomial Experiment with success probability ‘p’, is-Expected Value –
Variance and Standard Deviation –
Relation with Exponential Distribution –
The number of occurrences of an event within a unit of time has a Poisson distribution with parameter- Example- For the case of the thin copper wire, suppose that the number of flaws follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 2.3 flaws per millimeter. Determine the probability of exactly two flaws in 2 millimeter of wire.
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Solution- Let X denote the number of flaws in 1 millimeter of wire. The first step we need to do is to find the parameter
which is nothing but the Expected value of the random variable. In this case we are given the Expected number of flaws in 1 millimeter of wire. We need to find the Expected number of flaws in 2 millimeter of wire. Expected number of flaws in 2 millimeter of wire = 2*np = = 2*2.3 = 4.6 Therefore,
GATE CS Corner Questions
Practicing the following questions will help you test your knowledge. All questions have been asked in GATE in previous years or in GATE Mock Tests. It is highly recommended that you practice them. 1. GATE CS 2013, Question 2References-
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