A statistical method developed by the 18th century French mathematician S. D. Poisson, which is used for predicting the probable distribution of a series of events. For example, when the average ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Poisson distribution played a key role in experiments that had a historic role in the development of molecular biology. In particular, the ...

The Poisson distribution is a discrete probability distribution. It gives the probability of a certain number of events occurring during a fixed interval. This web calculator allows users to specify ...

An extension of MacArthur's "broken stick" model is proposed to explain why species abundances should be lognormally distributed. A method of fitting the compound Poisson lognormal distribution by ...