ISYE 6501 Midterm 2 questions and
answers
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,INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1-5
For each of the following five questions, select the
probability distribution that could best be used to
model the described scenario. Each distribution might
be used, zero, one, or more than one time in the five
questions.
These scenarios are meant to be simple and
straightforward; if you're an expert in the field the
question asks about, please do not rely on your
expertise to fill in all the extra complexity (you'll end
, up making the questions below more difficult than I
intended).
Question 1 1..4 pts
Number of people clicking an online banner ad each
hour
Binomial
Exponential
Geometric
Correct! Poisson
Weibull
Question 2 1..4 pts
Number of phone calls made by a telemarketer until
one is answered