Question

Let x denote the distance (m) that an animal moves from its birth site to the first territorial vacancy it encounters. suppose that for banner-tailed kangaroo rats, x has an exponential distribution with parameter λ = 0.01357. what is the value of the median distance?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, all we have to do is to use the formula below, plug in the value of the parameter λ, then calculate for the median distance. The formula is:

Median = ln 2 / λ

Substituting:

Median = ln 2 / 0.01357

Median = 51.08 m