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Poisson distribution
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Poisson distributionhas definition An approximation to the binomial distribution used when the probability of success in a single trial is very small and the number of trials is very large.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:33.0
is an instance of statistical distribution2001-09-27 09:32:33.0