{"id":1301,"date":"2021-08-23T20:05:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1301"},"modified":"2022-01-31T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:49:35","slug":"introduction-to-poisson-distribution","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-poisson-distribution\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Poisson Distribution","rendered":"Introduction to Poisson Distribution"},"content":{"raw":"<span style=\"color: #077fab; font-size: 1.15em; font-weight: 600;\">What you\u2019ll learn to do: calculate and understand poisson distribution<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1302 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/08\/23200328\/pexels-zeg-photo-1959841-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"There is a black traffic light with snow on it showing red\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>The average number of people that run a red light at Poet\u2019s Corner during the lunch hour is eight. 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