If is the value of the limit above, find the value of
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Let X be a discrete random variable that follows the Poisson distribution with expected value n . We have
P ( X ≤ n ) = i = 0 ∑ n P ( X = i ) = i = 0 ∑ n i ! e − n n i = e − n i = 0 ∑ n i ! n i .
Thus, N = lim n → ∞ P ( X ≤ n ) . As n gets larger and larger, X will approach a normal distribution, so lim n → ∞ P ( X ≤ n ) will just be equal to the fraction of the total area under a normal curve that is to the left of the mean. This is clearly equal to 2 1 , therefore N = 2 1 and ⌊ 1 0 0 0 N ⌋ = ⌊ 1 0 0 0 ( 2 1 ) ⌋ = 5 0 0 .