Consider the Edmonton International Airport on a busy summer

Consider the Edmonton International Airport on a busy summer day. Which of the following arrival patterns would be LEAST likely to follow a Poisson arrival process:

taxi cabs arriving at the taxi stand at the Edmonton International Airport, hoping to find a waiting passenger

travellers requiring the use of emergency medical services within the main terminal at the Edmonton International Airport

passengers arriving at the taxi stand at the Edmonton International Airport hoping to find a waiting cab

flights landing at the Edmonton International Airport

Solution

d) Flights landing at Edmonton International AIrport

The events for poisson distribution should be random however flight arrival at an airport is frequent/ common.