What are the characteristics of a Poisson distribution?
- All outcomes are equally likely
- It describes the distribution of non-overlapping events in an interval
- It describes the distribution of rare events
- It describes the events that are not independent
The Poisson distribution is used for describing the distribution of rare events in a large population or time/space interval. It also describes events that are independent, meaning the occurrence of one event doesn't affect the occurrence of another.
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