Answer to Question #215315 in Statistics and Probability for Diams

Question

In a study by Thomas et al. (A-14) the Poisson distribution was used to model the number of patients per month referred to an oncologist. The researchers use a rate of 15.8 patients per month that are referred to the oncologist. Use Table C in the Appendix and a rate of 16 patients per month to calculate the probability that in a month: (a) Exactly 10 patients are referred to an oncologist (b) Between five and 15 inclusive are referred to an oncologist (c) More than 10 are referred to an oncologist 130 CHAPTER 4 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS3GC04 11/24/2012 13:51:50 Page 131 (d) Less than eight are referred to an oncologist (e) Less than 12, but more than eight are referred to an oncologist