Very related is our perception of randomness and our surprise at a cluster of accidents. It falls out quite nicely: if plane crashes are a poisson process, then, on average, they happen in clusters of e. See: Celebrities die 2.7183 at a time:http://ssp.impulsetrain.com/celebrities.html
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This article gives a great insight into the nature of randomness:
http://www.wired.com/2012/12/what-does-randomness-look-like/
Very related is our perception of randomness and our surprise at a cluster of accidents. It falls out quite nicely: if plane crashes are a poisson process, then, on average, they happen in clusters of e. See: Celebrities die 2.7183 at a time: http://ssp.impulsetrain.com/celebrities.html
That's the best thing I've read in days.
I agree! That was an easy-to-read explanation of Poisson Distribution.