The probability of receiving a 911 call on a university campus is the same every day. The probability of having received a 911 call on a single day does not change the probability of
Receiving a 911 call on any other day. Which of the following distributions would you use to
Determine the probability that a 911 call will be received next day?
A) Binomial distribution.
B) Poisson distribution.
C) Normal distribution.
D) Hypergeometric distribution.

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The Poisson distribution is used for modeling the number of times an event occurs in a fixed interval of time or space, given that these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event. This matches the scenario described.

The Probability of Receiving a 911 Call on a University