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catsonmars
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Homework Statement
Use the Poisson distribution W=(λ^n/n!)*e^-λ to calculate <n>
Homework Equations
<n>=ƩW*n
The Attempt at a Solution
Since W = (λ^n/n!)*e^-λ I wind up with <n>=[(λ^n/n!)*e^-λ]*n
But I really don't know where to go from here. Should I do a Taylor Series. I've tried crossing out the top n and ended up with
[(λ^n/(n-1)!)*e^-λ] but this doesn't seem to help. If anyone can point me in the right direction or a general problem solving strategy that would be great. I'd like to demonstrate more work but I don't know what to do.