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|Description=The Poisson distribution has the following characteristics: | |||
It describes the number of times some event occurs during a specified interval. | |||
The probability of a "success" is proportional to the length of the interval. | |||
Nonoverlapping intervals are independent | |||
It is a limiting form of the binomial distribution when n is large and Pi is small. | |||
|Wikipedia reference=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_Probability_Distribution | |Wikipedia reference=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_Probability_Distribution | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 23 January 2014
Description
The Poisson distribution has the following characteristics:
It describes the number of times some event occurs during a specified interval.
The probability of a "success" is proportional to the length of the interval.
Nonoverlapping intervals are independent
It is a limiting form of the binomial distribution when n is large and Pi is small.
Concept Prerequisite
Wikipedia Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson Probability Distribution
Learning Material
Covered in Topic(s)
| Random Variables and Probability Distributions (Discrete and Continuous) |