07-15-2008
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 Resident Diabolist   | Poisson and gaussian (or normal) distribution Just a little question: is it completely wrong to see the normal distribution as the generalization of the the Poisson distribution from only positive integers to the whole real axis? ---------------- Administrator A COUNTRY WITHOUT AN ARMY IS LIKE A FISH WITHOUT A BIKE!!! I don't believe in god, but I do believe in what others call utopies. | |
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07-18-2008
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 Slaying Bad Memes      | Re: Poisson and gaussian (or normal) distribution No, I don't think you have made a mistake. In probabalistic risk analysis, we use the Normal as a generalization of the Poisson all the time. The Normal can be integrated, differentiated, making it more flexible and useful. ---------------- Hypography Forums Moderator -- - - - - - What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are. Epictetus, Greek Philosopher The map is NOT the territory. Korzybski, Polish-American Philosopher | |
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