RE: Software for Statistical Profiling [7:58277]

2002-12-01 Thread Larkin, Richard
]] Sent: Saturday, 30 November 2002 12:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Software for Statistical Profiling [7:58277] Try here for erlang calculator http://www.erlang.com/ There are 2 type B and C . B assumes blocked calls don't call back and C assumes they stay in queue

Software for Statistical Profiling [7:58277]

2002-11-29 Thread Larkin, Richard
I recall in Uni that we used te Poisson distribution and some mathematical formulae to say that if we have x people arrive per hour at a phone booth, and the average phone call is y minutes, we would need z phone booths to ensure that 95% of the time, people don't have to wait (or only have to

Re: Software for Statistical Profiling [7:58277]

2002-11-29 Thread The Long and Winding Road
Richard, the software used for your telephone booth problem is called an Ehrlang calculator. it seems that you could use an Ehrlang calculator to do this as well. There are a number of web sites that have Ehrlang calcs. A google search should reveal a bunch of them. A long time ago, in statistics

Re: Software for Statistical Profiling [7:58277]

2002-11-29 Thread charles dunkirk
Try here for erlang calculator http://www.erlang.com/ There are 2 type B and C . B assumes blocked calls don't call back and C assumes they stay in queue. Chuck Dunkirk The Long and Winding Road wrote: Richard, the software used for your telephone booth problem is