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by dataflow 583 days ago
Have the data actually been fit a Poisson distribution? Or is this is just a guess assuming constant rate and independence?
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glial 583 days ago
No natural phenomena ever exactly fits any probability distribution.
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Q_is_4_Quantum 583 days ago
except the emission spectra from atoms :)
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dataflow 583 days ago
Right but I'm saying do we have data showing it's even close? (Genuinely asking, I have no idea.)
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