POISSON
Returns the Poisson distribution.
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What it does
Legacy Poisson distribution function.
Syntax
POISSON(x, mean, cumulative)
Arguments
x(number) — Number of events.mean(number) — Expected numeric value.cumulative(logical) — TRUE=cumulative.
Examples
Legacy Poisson
Prob of 2 events, mean 5.
FORMULA
=POISSON(2, 5, FALSE)
RESULT
0.084
SAMPLE DATA
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | mean |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |