Poisson distribution

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WikidataQ205692 ScholiaQ205692MaRDI QIDQ6674104

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, 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.

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

Described at:

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

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