Which of the following options is NOT an example of a poisson situation?
A) The number of defective items produced on machine each day
B) The number of complaints handled by a call centre each day
C) The number of breakdowns per month in a fleet of taxis
D) The number of successful or unsuccessful calls made by a salesperson

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The Poisson distribution is typically used to model the number of times an event happens in a fixed interval of time or space. Options A, B, and C fit this description as they deal with counts of events (defects, complaints, breakdowns) in a given time frame. Option D, however, refers to the outcomes of calls (successful or unsuccessful), which is more appropriately modeled by a binomial distribution, where each call has two possible outcomes (success or failure), rather than the count of events in a fixed interval.

Which of the Following Options Is NOT an Example of a Poisson