Posted by Walt on September 25, 2002 at 23:25:20:
Let X(sub 1), X(sub 2)...X(sub 15) be independent Poisson random vbls w/mean 1
a) Get a bound for
P{X(sub 1) + X(sub 2)+...+ X(sub 15) >= 15}
using markov's inequality
b)use central limit thm to approx.
P{X(sub 1) + X(sub 2)+...+ X(sub 15) >= 15}
thanks