Poisson distribution

discrete probability distribution that models the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, given a constant mean rate of occurrence

quantity

MaRDI QIDQ6674104 FDOCommunityMathModDB WikidataQ205692 ScholiaQ205692

Named after

Siméon Denis Poisson

Plot of the probability mass function for the Poisson distribution.

Description

Assuming that these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $P(k;\lambda )\equiv \frac{{\lambda }^k{e}^{-\lambda }}{k!}$

$\lambda$ symbol represents expectation

$e$ symbol represents Euler's Number

$k$ symbol represents number of occurrences

$P$ symbol represents Poisson distribution

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_distribution

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