The Poisson Distribution Model shows how to use the Apache Commons Math library (included in EJS) to generate random numbers that follow the Poisson distribution. A histogram of the numbers is displayed. This simple teaching example illustrates the use of the Histogram view element and how to speed up a simulation by running the model several time before updating the view.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).
Poisson Distribution Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Poisson Distribution Model. Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS. download 4kb .zip
Last Modified: February 13, 2013
F. Esquembre, Computer Program POISSON DISTRIBUTION MODEL (2013), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12611&DocID=3199).
Esquembre, F. (2013). Poisson Distribution Model [Computer software]. Retrieved July 10, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12611&DocID=3199
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