Tag: Rare Events

November 28, 2025 / Mohammed looti

POISSON DISTRIBUTION

The Poisson Distribution: Modeling Rare and Random Occurrences The Poisson distribution is a fundamental theoretical statistical distribution used extensively across natural, social, and psychological sciences. Named after the French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson, this model provides the framework for calculating the likelihood that a specific number of events will occur within a fixed interval of […]

November 5, 2025 / Mohammed looti

POISSON REGRESSION MODEL

Introduction and Definition of the Poisson Regression Model The Poisson Regression Model is a specialized form of generalized linear model (GLM) utilized extensively in statistics and quantitative research, particularly when the dependent variable represents count data. Unlike traditional linear regression, which assumes a normally distributed outcome variable and is appropriate for continuous data, Poisson regression […]