JSTOR Daily

On the Poisson Approximation to the Multinomial Distribution

The Canadian Journal of Statistics / La Revue Canadienne de Statistique Let Xi be the number of outcomes in class Ci,i=0,... ,k, during n independent possibly non-identical trials. If class C0 has ...
JSTOR Daily

Compound Poisson Approximation for the Johnson-Mehl Model

We consider the uncovered set (i.e. the complement of the union of growing random intervals) in the one-dimensional Johnson-Mehl model. Let S(z, L) be the number of components of this set at time z > ...
Investopedia

Poisson Distribution: Formula and Meaning in Finance

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Investopedia

Probability Distribution: Definition, Types, and Uses in Investing

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Risk

Credit portfolio modeling and pricing using the Poisson binomial distribution

This study extends the Poisson binomial distribution by introducing correlation and dependence between binomial events, enhancing its ability to capture complex event types and improving model ...