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STA1010 Statistical Methods for Science 
ASSIGNMENT 2 
Question 1 
a) Since x is a random variable (the number of alpha particles that hit a detector over a 
week) and t = no. of weeks, indicating it is modelling the number of events in a time 
period – it is, therefore, a Poisson distribution. 
 Hence, the assumption made is that X ~ Poisson, x̄= 3 
 
 P(X=x) = e-3 * 3x 
/ x!, x = 0,1, 2, 3… 
b) The mean of X is = E(X) = 3 
The variance of X is = Var(X) = 3 
The standard deviation of X ...
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