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normal,binomial and poisson distribution / porbability

cartman · 2005-03-01 14:41:03

can anyone explain this to me easily, its got my mind boggled, dont have a notion of it is there any easy way to do these, remember these?? any help appreciated, krisp

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01-03-2005 3:41pm

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cartman

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can anyone explain this to me easily, its got my mind boggled, dont have a notion of it is there any easy way to do these, remember these??

any help appreciated,
krisp

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#2 01-03-2005 3:48pm
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What exactly do you want to know?

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#3 13-03-2005 1:05am
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normal = continouos bell-shaped distribution (e.g. think of heights of people in an infinite population)
binomial = discrete approximation to normal (e.g. probability of getting 1 'head' in 10 coin tosses)
poisson = distribution of rare events (roadkill, earthquakes, etc)
again, what exactly do you want to know? get a good basic stats book and/or talk to your classmates.

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