Summary/Background

He published between 300 and 400 mathematical works in all. Despite this exceptionally large output, he worked on one topic at a time.
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Glossary
event
any set of possible outcomes of a statistical experiment
period
the horizontal length of one complete cycle
poisson distribution
A distribution used to estimate probabilities of random events which have a small probability of occuring, for example volcanic eruptions, accident rates.
union
The union of two sets A and B is the set containing all the elements of A and B.
work
Equal to F x s, where F is the force in Newtons and s is the distance travelled and is measured in Joules.
This question appears in the following syllabi:
Syllabus | Module | Section | Topic | Exam Year |
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AQA A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | S2 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
AQA AS Further Maths 2017 | Statistics | Poisson Distribution | Poisson Probabilities | - |
AQA AS/A2 Further Maths 2017 | Statistics | Poisson Distribution | Poisson Probabilities | - |
CBSE XII (India) | Probability | Probability | Repeated independent (Bernoulli) trials and binomial distribution | - |
CCEA A-Level (NI) | S1 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
CIE A-Level (UK) | S2 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
Edexcel A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | S2 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
Edexcel AS Further Maths 2017 | Further Statistics 1 | Poisson Distributions | Poisson Probabilities | - |
Edexcel AS/A2 Further Maths 2017 | Further Statistics 1 | Poisson Distributions | Poisson Probabilities | - |
I.B. Higher Level | 7 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
Methods (UK) | M15 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
OCR A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | S2 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
OCR AS Further Maths 2017 | Statistics | Poisson Distribution | Poisson Probabilities | - |
OCR MEI AS Further Maths 2017 | Statistics A | Poisson Distribution | Poisson Probabilities | - |
OCR-MEI A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | S2 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
Universal (all site questions) | P | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |
WJEC A-Level (Wales) | S1 | The Poisson Distribution | Probabilities | - |