The Poisson distribution is a version of the discrete distribution used ________.
A)to adjust for the likelihood of one event occurring most of the time
B)as a complement to the Bernoulli distribution
C)to measure the number of events occurring in an interval of time
D)to simulate a continuous distribution

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The Poisson distribution is commonly used to measure the number of events occurring in a specific interval of time. It is a discrete distribution, meaning it is used for count data rather than continuous data.

The Poisson Distribution Is a Version of the Discrete Distribution