This applet computes quantities related to the Poisson Distribution.
How to use the applet
- In the upper-left table, enter values for
and a constant, c. The
value of
must be a positive number less than or equal to 60,
and c must be a nonnegative integer less than or equal to 150.
Note, these cells act like a spreadsheet application; to
change an entry, click on it, delete the current value, type a
new one, and then press enter.
- A probability histogram is plotted below the table of
parameters. You may choose to shade different regions of the
histogram,
,
, or
, and the highlighted region will turn red. Next to
your choice, the quantities
,
, and
are shown.
- You may generate a sample of size
from the given Poisson distribution by entering a value
for
in the lower-left
table.
must be a positive
integer less than or equal to 20,000. For each sample, the
statistics
and
computed by
substituting
for
will be shown.
The applet