Answer:
a) The mean number of cases is 0.14608 cases.
b) The probability that the number of cases is exactly 0 or 1 is 0.990.
c) The probability of more than one case is 0.010
d) No, because the probability of more than one case is very small
Step-by-step explanation:
We can model this problem with a Poisson distribution, with parameter:
[tex]\lambda=r*t=0.000011*13,280=0.14608[/tex]
a) The mean amount of cases is equal to the parameter λ=0.14608.
b) The probability of having 0 or 1 cases is:
[tex]P(k=0)=\frac{\lambda^0 e^{-\lambda}}{0!}=\frac{1*0.864}{1} =0.864\\\\ P(k=1)=\frac{\lambda^1 e^{-\lambda}}{0!}=\frac{0.14608*0.864}{1} =0.126\\\\P(k\leq1)=0.864+0.126=0.990[/tex]
c) The probability of more than one case is:
[tex]P(k>1)=1-P(k\leq 1)=1-0.990=0.010[/tex]
d) The cluster of 4 cases can not be due to pure chance, as it is a very high proportion of cases according to the average rate. Just having more than one case has a probability of 1%.