For a Bernoulli process in which the number of trials is large and the probability of success on any given trial is very small,the Poisson distribution can be used as an approximation to the binomial distribution.

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This is true. When n (the number of trials) is large and p (the probability of success on any given trial) is small, the binomial distribution can become unwieldy and computationally intensive. In such cases, the Poisson distribution can be used as an approximation of the binomial distribution. This is known as the Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution.

For a Bernoulli Process in Which the Number of Trials