Is there bin aprox to poison

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Yes, there is an approximation of the binomial distribution by the Poisson distribution.

This approximation is valid under specific conditions:

  • When the number of trials, n, is very large (n → ∞).
  • When the probability of success, p, is very small (p → 0).
  • And the product np (which is the expected number of successes) is a finite, constant value, often denoted as λ.

In this case, the binomial distribution B(n, p) can be approximated by the Poisson distribution P(λ), where λ = np.

This approximation is useful for calculating probabilities of rare events occurring a certain number of times in a large number of trials.

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