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Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Statistical Distributions > Poisson Distribution
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Natural Science Disciplines > Mathematics > Statistics as Topic > Statistical Distributions > Poisson Distribution
Mathematical Concepts > Statistical Distributions > Poisson Distribution

Preferred term

Poisson Distribution  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

In other languages

  • Loi de Poisson

    French

  • Distribution de Poisson
  • Loi des événements rares

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q8QLQQBD-G

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