The Poisson distribution can be applied in situations which do not involve the binomial distribution.

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The Poisson distribution is used for modeling the number of times an event occurs in a fixed interval of time or space, and it applies to scenarios where events occur independently and the rate at which they occur is constant, which is different from the binomial distribution that requires a fixed number of trials and a constant probability of success in each trial.

The Poisson Distribution Can Be Applied in Situations Which Do