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Mathematical Concepts > Statistical Distributions > Poisson Distribution
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Natural Science Disciplines > Mathematics > Statistics as Topic > Statistical Distributions > Poisson Distribution

Preferred term

Poisson Distribution  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • usually NIM

Scope note

  • A distribution function used to describe the occurrence of rare events or to describe the sampling distribution of isolated counts in a continuum of time or space.

History note

  • 90; was see PROBABILITY 1979-89; was see under PROBABILITY 1969-78

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016012

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