Question

What model would describe the distribution of hurricanes per year, if they were to hit independently of each other and if the probability of a hurricane were the same in every year

Answer 1

Answer: Poisson distribution

Explanation:

The poisson distribution uses the relation :

p(x ; μ) =[(e^-μ) * (μ^x)] / x! ; WHERE

μ = Mean number of occurrences

x = number of Successes,

The events x are independent of one another and the probability or possibility of an event occur is the Same. The event also takes place with in a fixed or specified time interval. Hence, looking at the question, one can see that it meets all the conditions required for the definition of a poisson probability function.