The Poisson Distribution: Introduction (fast version) @jbstatistics

Uploaded May 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

A brief introduction to the Poisson distribution. I discuss the conditions required for the Poisson distribution to hold, discuss the formula, and look at a simple example. I end off with a brief discussion of the relationship between the binomial distribution and the Poisson distribution.

Those wanting a slightly slower and more refined introduction can watch my updated version of this video at: youtu.be/jmqZG6roVqU.

I discuss the when a random variable has a binomial distribution in a little more detail in my "Poisson or not" video, available at: youtu.be/PLjcH44Ky0A

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