The following is a Poisson probability distribution with µ = 0.1. The variance of the distribution is ______.
A)1.0
B)0.9046
C)3.0
D)0.1

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The following is a Poisson probability distribution with µ = 0.1.  The variance of the distribution is ______.
A)1.0 
B)0.9046 
C)3.0 
D)0.1

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The formula for the variance of a Poisson distribution with parameter λ is λ. Therefore, the variance of a Poisson distribution with µ = 0.1 is 0.1. Therefore, the answer is D.

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