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PoissonDistribution

PoissonDistribution[

]
represents a Poisson distribution with mean

.

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The probability for integer value x in a Poisson distribution is for . »

PoissonDistribution allows to be any positive real number.

PoissonDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean, CDF and RandomInteger. »

Basic Examples (2)

The mean and variance of a Poisson distribution are the same:

Probability density function:

Applications (2)

Properties & Relations (5)

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