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Earthquakes: San Andreas Fault USA Today reported that Parkfield, California, is dubbed the world’s earthquake capital because it sits on top of the notorious San Andreas fault. Since 1857, Parkfield has had a major earthquake on the average of once every 22 years.
(a) Explain why a Poisson probability distribution would be a good choice for r = number of earthquakes in a given time interval.
(b) Compute the probability of at least one major earthquake in the next 22 years. Round l to the nearest hundredth, and use a calculator.
(c) Compute the probability that there will be no major earthquake in the next 22 years. Round l to the nearest hundredth, and use a calculator.
(d) Compute the probability of at least one major earthquake in the next 50 years. Round l to the nearest hundredth, and use a calculator.
(e) Compute the probability of no major earthquakes in the next 50 years. Round l to the nearest hundredth, and use a calculator.
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