From Loss of Memory to Poisson.

Johnson, Bruce R.

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ERIC Number: EJ280048

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Publication Date: 1983-May

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From Loss of Memory to Poisson.

Johnson, Bruce R.

American Mathematical Monthly, v90 n5 p332-34 May 1983

A way of presenting the Poisson process and deriving the Poisson distribution for upper-division courses in probability or mathematical statistics is presented. The main feature of the approach lies in the formulation of Poisson postulates with immediate intuitive appeal. (MNS)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Statistics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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