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Name: Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional)
ID: m16829
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module describes the characteristics of a Poisson experiment and the Poisson probability distribution. This module is included in the Elementary Statistics textbook/collection as an optional lesson.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: discrete, distribution, elementary, experiment, Poisson, probability, random, statistics, variable
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.16 (history)
First publication date: May 29, 2008 1:05 pm -0500
Last revision to module: May 27, 2012 12:17 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.16 May 27, 2012 12:17 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Updated notation.
Version: 1.15 May 22, 2012 2:54 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Updated wording, changed the third example and updated the graph.
Version: 1.14 Apr 28, 2012 11:02 am -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Corrected standard deviation formula in glossary.
Version: 1.13 Mar 14, 2012 11:30 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Module: Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Added "selected randomly" and "on average" where needed.
Version: 1.12 May 19, 2009 1:30 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional):  Example 3: Corrected the interval of interest to be "one day."
Version: 1.11 Feb 19, 2009 6:34 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional):  Updated glossary item.
Version: 1.10 Feb 7, 2009 2:38 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Clarified the glossary item "Poisson" with new language.
Version: 1.9 Jan 21, 2009 6:17 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Poisson (optional): Added the Poisson random variable X.
Version: 1.8 Oct 27, 2008 2:12 pm -0500 by James Cooper
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roles updated
Version: 1.7 Aug 20, 2008 11:11 am -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Corrected errors (see m17360 for details)
Version: 1.6 Jul 31, 2008 10:52 am -0500 by Connexions
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removed draft note
Version: 1.5 Jul 9, 2008 4:08 am -0500 by Connexions
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Post review edits
Version: 1.4 Jul 7, 2008 12:33 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review updates
Version: 1.3 Jun 30, 2008 11:18 pm -0500 by Connexions
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Updated for consistency within collection
Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 11:24 am -0500 by Connexions
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Roles changed
Version: 1.1 Jun 23, 2008 12:56 am -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Initial publication

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