Last increasing step of a Poisson pmf
Question
Suppose is Poisson with mean . Among values in the support of , find the biggest one for which .
Short answer
. The ratio of consecutive Poisson probabilities is , which is at least exactly when . The largest such integer is .
Adapted from QuantQuestions.io; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
See the hint and the full worked solution in the question bank (free account).
Open the worked solutionLessons behind this question
- Defining the Poisson Process: Three Equivalent Constructions
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
Start with a free lesson: Probability Fundamentals is part of a free topic. Create a free account, no card needed, to read it in full with worked solutions.
Read it free