Question

list 10 special circumstances a bionimial be approximated by the piossom.

Answer 1

Binomial distribution can be approximated by bthe Poisson Distribution when (i) n = the number of trials is very large and p = probability of success in a trial is very small such that mean = = np is finite.

10 spectial circumstances a binomial be approximated by the Poissin:

1. Number of typographical mistakes in a page

2. Number of deaths due to a particular rare disease in a highly populated area

3. Number of deaths due to kick of a horse

4. Number of defects in a consignment containing a lagfe number of highly reliable electronic components

5. Number of accidents in a busy steet

6. The number of cars passing threough a certain street in time t

7. The number of born blind per year in a town

8. The number of suices in a city

9. The number of - particles emitted from radio-active substance in a given intterval of time

10.The number of deaths due to heart attsck in a place.