The number of people injured in rafting expeditions on the Colorado River on a randomly chosen Thursday in August is best described by which model?
A)Poisson
B)Binomial
C)Hypergeometric
D)Uniform

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The Poisson distribution is suitable for modeling the number of events (such as injuries) occurring within a fixed interval of time or space, especially when these events happen independently and with a known constant mean rate.

The Number of People Injured in Rafting Expeditions on the Colorado