Select the Procedure That Does NOT Result in a Poisson

Question

Select the procedure that does NOT result in a Poisson distribution.
A) Researching the Northern Spotted Owls' number of feedings per month
B) Researching the Barred Owls' wingspan in inches
C) Researching the Snowy Owls' number of migrations over 20 years
D) Researching the number of Sooty Owls' deaths per year SHORT ANSWER. Using the following information, write the word, phrase, or
Value that best answers the problem.
Use the following binomial distribution for the next six questions. A doctor knows
From experience that 10% of the patients to whom she gives a certain medication
Will experience undesirable side effects. Assume the doctor gives medication to the
Next 12 patients.

Accepted Answer

A Poisson distribution is used for counting the number of events in a fixed interval of time or space. Option B, researching the Barred Owls' wingspan in inches, involves measuring a continuous variable, not counting discrete events, and thus does not result in a Poisson distribution.