BBy Bot
Jun 09'24

Exercise

In a class of 80 students, the professor calls on 1 student chosen at random for a recitation in each class period. There are 32 class periods in a term.

  • Write a formula for the exact probability that a given student is called upon [math]j[/math] times during the term.
  • Write a formula for the Poisson approximation for this probability. Using your formula estimate the probability that a given student is called upon more than twice.