A certain type of tree has seedlings randomly dispersed in a large area, with the mean density of seedlings being approximately three per square yard. If the seedlings are randomly dispersed, the number of seedlings per region, Y can be modelled as a Poisson random variable. If a forester randomly locates ten 1-square-yard sampling regions in the area, find the probability that none of the regions will contain seedlings and state the moment generating function of the random variable Y.

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2.3 Solve the below problem:
A certain type of tree has seedlings randomly dispersed in a large area, with the mean density
of seedlings being approximately three per square yard. If the seedlings are randomly dispersed,
the number of seedlings per region, Y can be modelled as a Poisson random variable. If a
forester randomly locates ten 1-square-yard sampling regions in the area, find the probability
that none of the regions will contain seedlings and state the moment generating function of
the random variable Y.
Transcribed Image Text:2.3 Solve the below problem: A certain type of tree has seedlings randomly dispersed in a large area, with the mean density of seedlings being approximately three per square yard. If the seedlings are randomly dispersed, the number of seedlings per region, Y can be modelled as a Poisson random variable. If a forester randomly locates ten 1-square-yard sampling regions in the area, find the probability that none of the regions will contain seedlings and state the moment generating function of the random variable Y.
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