A) Which of the following statement is not true about the Poisson distribution:

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(1) In Poisson distribution, the experiment consists of counting the number of times certain in a given unit of time

(2) The number of events in a Poisson distribution can also be over a given area, volume, or any other unit of measurement

(3) The probability of occurrence in a given unit of time has fixed number of trial

(4) The mean number of events or occurrence in a Poisson distribution is denoted by u

(5) The Poisson distribution is described by only one parameter which is u

B) Suppose that the customers arrive randomly at a supermarket checkout counter. The number of arrivals per unit time could be best described by the:

(1) Binomial distribution

(2) Poisson distribution

(3) Uniform distribution

(4) Normal distribution

(5) Discrete distribution

1) option 3 is correct as it is not property of poisson distribution

B) it can be denoted by (2) Poisson distribution

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