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Glossary 5.7 Glossary
- binomial distribution.
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A theoretical distribution often used to model the number of successes or hits in a sequence of hits and misses.
- Poisson distribution.
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A theoretical distribution often used to model the number of events that occur in an interval of time.
- exponential distribution.
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A theoretical distribution often used to model the time between events.
- normal distribution.
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A theoretical distribution often used to model data that follow a symmetric, bell-like curve.
- lognormal distribution.
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A theoretical distribution often used to model data that follow a bell-like curve that is skewed to the right.
