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  1. November 6th 2011, 07:31 PM #1
    acasas4
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    Poisson Distribution

    Let X be a Poisson random variable with mean equal to 2.
    Find P(X < or = k) > or = 0.70
    I have attached a word document that shows the formula for the Poisson and what I have tried doing. I'm not sure how to solve the problem. Thanks in advance!
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  2. November 8th 2011, 11:25 AM #2
    abhishekxi
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    Re: Poisson Distribution

    trail and error might help here I think..
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