Poisson distribution
The Poisson distribution is a discrete distribution defined for the domain of integers greater than zero. It is used mostly to represent the probability that a certain number of events will occur in a period of time, a defined distance, area, volume, etc.,
Input parameters:
- λ. This parameter greater than zero represents the number of instances in which the phenomenon studied occurs in a given interval. It also represents the mathematical expectation of the random variable.
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