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Poisson Distribution

The Poisson Distribution

It is discrete probability distributuion Probability of an event occurring x times in a particular time period Formula:

where X varies from 0 to infinity. m is the mean and variance The binomial distribution approaches the Poisson distribution if n is large.

Assumptions for Piossons

The outcome of trial or experiment must be dichotomous in nature The probability of success must remains same for trials The trials should be conducted under identical conditions The probability of success must be small and the value of n is maximum i.e. n > 10 Eg.

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