What probability distribution might you use to describe the number of COVID19 in

Brittney Lord

Brittney Lord

Answered question

2021-09-22

What probability distribution might you use to describe the number of COVID19 infections per hospital in Los Angeles?
a. Poisson probability distribution
b. Continuous probability distribution
c. Standard normal distribution
d. Binomial probability distribution
Ten patients participated in a study to see if vitamin C can prevent colds. If each patient has a 45% change of catching a cold, what probability distribution could be used to predict the number patients with colds?
a. Poisson probability distribution
b. Continuous probability distribution
c. Standard normal distribution
d. Binomial probability distribution

Answer & Explanation

Nathalie Redfern

Nathalie Redfern

Skilled2021-09-23Added 99 answers

Step 1
The Poisson and Binomial distributions are the discrete probability distributions. Whereas, the standard normal distribution is the continuous probability distribution.
Step 2
The Poisson distribution gives the probability of number of events that occur in a given interval or space. In the given case, number

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