Difference between revisions of "RandomPoisson Command"

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RandomPoisson( <Mean> ): Generates a random number from a Poisson distribution with given mean.; Example: RandomPoisson(3) yields a random value from a Poisson distribution with a mean of 3.

Note: See also SetSeed command, RandomBetween command, RandomElement command, RandomBinomial command, RandomNormal command, RandomUniform command.

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+;RandomPoisson( <Mean> )
-;RandomPoisson[ <Mean> ]
 :Generates a random number from a Poisson distribution with given mean.
-:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomPoisson[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value from a Poisson distribution with a mean of ''3''.</div>}}
+:{{example| 1=<code><nowiki>RandomPoisson(3)</nowiki></code> yields a random value from a Poisson distribution with a mean of ''3''.}}
-{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomNormal Command]].</div>}}
+{{Note|1= See also [[SetSeed Command|SetSeed command]], [[RandomBetween Command|RandomBetween command]], [[RandomElement Command|RandomElement command]],  [[RandomBinomial Command|RandomBinomial command]], [[RandomNormal Command|RandomNormal command]], [[RandomUniform Command|RandomUniform command]].}}
-==CAS Syntax==
-;RandomPoisson[ <Mean> ]
-:Generates a random number from a Poisson distribution with given mean.
-:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomPoisson[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value from a Poisson distribution with a mean of ''3''.</div>}}
-{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomNormal Command]].</div>}}