Good Morning, I'm a tad confused on the following problem if I use the Binomial or the Poisson Distribution Table. I am thinking I use the Binomial table because Poisson Distribution is a number of occurrences in a given unit of time or space. I tried the program in MS Excel using the "Insert Function (fx) portion and that was no help. Here is the problem:
Records show that 30% of all patients admitted to a medical clinic fail to pay their bills and that eventually the bills are forgiven. Suppose n = 4 new patients represent a random selection from the large set of prospective patients served by the clinic. Find these probabilities:
a. All the patients' bills will eventually have to be forgiven. If it is the Binomial table, does n = 4? What then, would x equal?
b. One will have to be forgiven.
c. None will have to be forgiven.
Thanks!
Sandra
Records show that 30% of all patients admitted to a medical clinic fail to pay their bills and that eventually the bills are forgiven. Suppose n = 4 new patients represent a random selection from the large set of prospective patients served by the clinic. Find these probabilities:
a. All the patients' bills will eventually have to be forgiven. If it is the Binomial table, does n = 4? What then, would x equal?
b. One will have to be forgiven.
c. None will have to be forgiven.
Thanks!
Sandra