CS 70 Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory

Spring 2015 Vazirani HW 13

Reminder: Deadline for HW12 self-grade is Thursday, April 23 at noon.

Reading: Note 19, 20.

Due Monday April 27

1. Distributions

   What distribution would best model each of the following scenarios? Choose from Poisson, geomet-

   ric, exponential, uniform, or normal distribution. Provide a brief justication of your answer. (It might

   help to recall the interpretations of the distributions above as repeated coin tossing processes.)

   (a) Number of errors while transmitting a message of n characters.
   
   (b) Amount of time you need to wait until a y enters through your window.

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