In a recent​ year, a hospital had 4182 births. Find the mean number of births per​ day, then use that result and the Poisson distribution to find the probability that in a​ day, there are 13 births. Does it appear likely that on any given​ day, there will be exactly 13 ​births? A. The mean number of births per day is? B. The probability​ that, in a​ day, there are 13 births is?

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In a recent​ year, a hospital had 4182 births. Find the mean number of births per​ day, then use that result and the Poisson distribution to find the probability that in a​ day, there are 13 births. Does it appear likely that on any given​ day, there will be exactly 13 ​births?

A. The mean number of births per day is?

B. The probability​ that, in a​ day, there are 13 births is?

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