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.
Public MeSH Note
90; was see PROBABILITY 1979-89; was see under PROBABILITY 1969-78
Online Note
use PROBABILITY to search POISSON DISTRIBUTION 1969-89
History Note
90; was see PROBABILITY 1979-89; was see under PROBABILITY 1969-78
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.
