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Exponential Distribution
Learn all about Exponential Distribution in this comprehensive tutorial.
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- •Exponential distribution is used for describing time till next event e.
- •Poisson distribution deals with number of occurences of an event in a time period whereas exponential distribution deals with the time between these events.
Exponential Distribution
Exponential distribution is used for describing time till next event e.g. failure/success etc.
It has two parameters:
scale - inverse of rate ( see lam in poisson distribution ) defaults to 1.0.
size - The shape of the returned array.
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Visualization of Exponential Distribution
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Relation Between Poisson and Exponential Distribution
Poisson distribution deals with number of occurences of an event in a time period whereas exponential distribution deals with the time between these events.
Module quiz
2 questions1
Which of the following is true about Exponential Distribution?
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What is the most common pitfall when working with Exponential Distribution?
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