Poisson distribution Comparison Table

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Poisson distribution comparison table

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statistical distribution statistical concept The range of variation of some quantity in a population, obtained by sampling many members of the population. For example, the statistical distribution of the height of American males could be obtained by sampling 10,000 randomly chosen males and counting the number of them within each range of heights. In cosmology, the distance between pairs of galaxies, averaged over a large number of galaxies, would constitute a statistical distribution.

Poisson distribution statistical distribution 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.

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statistical distribution		statistical concept	The range of variation of some quantity in a population, obtained by sampling many members of the population. For example, the statistical distribution of the height of American males could be obtained by sampling 10,000 randomly chosen males and counting the number of them within each range of heights. In cosmology, the distance between pairs of galaxies, averaged over a large number of galaxies, would constitute a statistical distribution.
Poisson distribution	statistical distribution		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.

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