Poisson Distribution Formula Poisson distribution is actually an

important type of probability distribution formula. As in the binomial

distribution, we will not know the number of trials, or the probability
of success on a certain trail. The average number of successes will be
given for a certain time interval. The average number of successes is
called “Lambda” and denoted by the symbol λ. In this article, we will
discuss the Poisson distribution formula with examples. Let us begin
learning! poisson distribution formula - Concept of Poisson
distribution The French mathematician Siméon-Denis Poisson
developed this function in 1830. This is used to describe the number
of times a gambler may win a rarely won game of chance out of a large
number of tries. The Poisson random variable follows the following
conditions: 1*The number of successes in two disjoint time intervals
is independent. 2* The probability of success during a given small
time interval is proportional to the entire length of the time interval.
Besides the disjoint time intervals, the Poisson random variable also
applies to disjoint regions of space. Some Applications of Poisson
distribution are as following: *The number of deaths by horse
kicking in the army of Prussian. *Birth defects and genetic mutations.
*Rare diseases like Leukemia, because it is very infectious and so not
independent mainly in legal cases. *Car accident prediction on roads.
*Traffic flow and the ideal gap distance between vehicles. *The
number of typing errors found on a page in a book. *Hairs found in
McDonald’s hamburgers. *The spread of an endangered animal in
Africa. *Failure of a machine in one month formula for Poisson
Distribution The probability distribution of a
Poisson random variable let us assume X. It is representing the
number of successes occurring in a given time interval is given by the
formula: P(X)=e^@ @^x/x! .x=0,1,2,3,…
.e=2.71828 . μ=
mean number of successes in the given time interval or region of
space. Mean and Variance of Poisson
distribution: If
μ is the average number of successes occurring in a given time interval
or region in the Poisson distribution. Then the mean and the variance
of the Poisson distribution are both equal to μ. Thus, .E(X)
=μ .and .V(X) = σ2=μ Remember that, in a Poisson
distribution, only one parameter, μ is needed to determine the
probability of any given event