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Poisson Process 2, Probability and Statistics Instructional VideoPoisson Process 2, Probability and Statistics Instructional Video
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Khan Academy
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Grade
7th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Media Length
12:42
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Duration
15 mins
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2009
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Poisson Process 2, Probability and Statistics

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Continuing his discussion of the Poisson Distribution (or Process) from the previous video, Sal takes students through the derivation of the traffic problem he had begun. The math gets gritty in this video as Sal takes out the graphic calculator to solve the problem.

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binomial theorem

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binomial theorem, poisson distribution, random variable, derivation of the poisson distribution, math

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