Two characteristics, or assumptions, of the Poisson distribution are that
A) the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial, and the random variable of interest is continuous.
B) the event occurring in any interval is independent of the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random variable of interest is continuous.
C) the event occurring in any interval is independent of the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random variable of interest is discrete.
D) the event occurring in any interval is dependent on the event occurring in any other nonoverlapping interval, and the random variable of interest is continuous.

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The random variable must be discrete, i.e., countable, and independent; a success in a previous trial does not dictate a success in a current trial.

Two Characteristics, or Assumptions, of the Poisson Distribution Are That