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Q1c can someone help me on this i thought for poisson distribution events were independent can someone clear up this issue i got?
I've moved this to the maths forum where hopefully you'll get more responses.

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Original post by jonnypdot
Q1c can someone help me on this i thought for poisson distribution events were independent can someone clear up this issue i got?


Post a picture or link to your question.
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They are independent, but you are calculating a conditional probability here.

P(1 on first day, 3 on second day | (given) 4 in 2 days).
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Original post by Zacken
They are independent, but you are calculating a conditional probability here.

P(1 on first day, 3 on second day | (given) 4 in 2 days).


so can u give me a word equation of what to calculate?
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Original post by jonnypdot
so can u give me a word equation of what to calculate?


Probability X = 1 * Probability X=3 all divided by Probability X=4
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Original post by Zacken
Probability X = 1 * Probability X=3 all divided by Probability X=4


so P(B|A) = P(AnB) / P(A)

P(AnB) = P(B) because event B has a total of 4 car and so does event A
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Original post by jonnypdot
so P(B|A) = P(AnB) / P(A)

P(AnB) = P(B) because event B has a total of 4 car and so does event A


Where A is the event "4 cars" and B is the event "1 car on day 1 and 3 cars on day 2", then yes.
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Original post by Zacken
Where A is the event "4 cars" and B is the event "1 car on day 1 and 3 cars on day 2", then yes.


ok thank you
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Original post by jonnypdot
ok thank you


No problem.

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