If the number of people admitted to the intensive care unit of a
hospital on any single day is a Poisson random variable with a = 5
persons per day
b) What's the probability that at least 4 people will be admitted on a
regular day given at least 2 people have been admitted that day?
ANSWER:
P(X ≥ 4) = 1 - P(X ≤ 3) = 1 - poissoncdf(5,3) = .7349
P(X ≥ 2) = 1 - P(X ≤ 1) = 1 - poissoncdf(5,3) = .9963
P(X ≥ 4 | X ≥ 2) = P(X ≥ 4 ∩ X ≥ 2)/P(X ≥ 2) = (.7349)(.9663)/(.9663) = .7349 <-- final answer
2026-04-04 10:21:06.1775298066
Did I do my poisson problem correctly?
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The events $X\geq 4$ and $ X\geq 2$ are not independent so you cannot multiply the probabilities. However their intersection is the same as $X\geq 4$. You should be able to do the rest.