Within this XML Web service we consider the Poisson probability distribution and its use as an approximation to the Binomial Distribution.
For a list of all members of this type, see PoissonApproximationOfTheBinomialDistribution Members.
System.Object
PoissonApproximationOfTheBinomialDistribution
The Poisson
Probability Distribution can be used as an approximation of the Binomial
probability distribution when probabilityOfSuccess
, the
probability of success, is small and numberOfTrials
, the
number of trials is large.
As a rule of thumb, the Poisson approximation will work as a good
approximation to the Binomial distribution when probabilityOfSuccess < .05
and numberOfTrials > 20
.
Namespace: ProbabilityDistributions
Assembly: WebCab.StatisticsDemo (in WebCab.StatisticsDemo.dll)
PoissonApproximationOfTheBinomialDistribution Members | ProbabilityDistributions Namespace