Poisson Distribution
Mathematics · JC 2 · Probability and Discrete Distributions · Semester 2

Poisson Distribution

Students will model the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSingapore MOE H2 Mathematics (9758): Probability and Statistics: 1.2 Discrete random variablesSingapore MOE H2 Mathematics (9758): Probability and Statistics: Probability distribution of a discrete random variableSingapore MOE H2 Mathematics (9758): Probability and Statistics: Expectation and variance of a discrete random variable

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Students will model the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Key Questions

  1. Explain the conditions under which a Poisson distribution is an appropriate model.
  2. Compare the characteristics of the binomial and Poisson distributions.
  3. Construct the probability of a certain number of events occurring in a given interval using the Poisson distribution.

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