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Poisson Distribution Table

Exact Poisson probabilities P(X = x) for means λ from 0.1 to 30.

How to use this table

Pick the block containing your mean λ, then read x down the side. The cell is the probability of exactly x events. Example: a call centre averaging 4 calls an hour, probability of exactly 2 calls → λ = 4, x = 2 → 0.1465.

The table

range λ = 0.1–1
Poisson Distribution Table — λ = 0.1–1
x / λ0.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91
00.90480.81870.74080.67030.60650.54880.49660.44930.40660.3679
10.09050.16370.22220.26810.30330.32930.34760.35950.36590.3679
20.00450.01640.03330.05360.07580.09880.12170.14380.16470.1839
30.00020.00110.00330.00720.01260.01980.02840.03830.04940.0613
40.00000.00010.00030.00070.00160.00300.00500.00770.01110.0153
50.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.00040.00070.00120.00200.0031
60.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.00030.0005
70.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0001
range λ = 1.5–5
Poisson Distribution Table — λ = 1.5–5
x / λ1.522.533.544.55
00.22310.13530.08210.04980.03020.01830.01110.0067
10.33470.27070.20520.14940.10570.07330.05000.0337
20.25100.27070.25650.22400.18500.14650.11250.0842
30.12550.18040.21380.22400.21580.19540.16870.1404
40.04710.09020.13360.16800.18880.19540.18980.1755
50.01410.03610.06680.10080.13220.15630.17080.1755
60.00350.01200.02780.05040.07710.10420.12810.1462
70.00080.00340.00990.02160.03850.05950.08240.1044
80.00010.00090.00310.00810.01690.02980.04630.0653
90.00000.00020.00090.00270.00660.01320.02320.0363
100.00000.00000.00020.00080.00230.00530.01040.0181
110.00000.00000.00000.00020.00070.00190.00430.0082
120.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.00060.00160.0034
130.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.00060.0013
140.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.0005
150.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.0002
range λ = 6–15
Poisson Distribution Table — λ = 6–15
x / λ6789101112131415
00.00250.00090.00030.00010.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
10.01490.00640.00270.00110.00050.00020.00010.00000.00000.0000
20.04460.02230.01070.00500.00230.00100.00040.00020.00010.0000
30.08920.05210.02860.01500.00760.00370.00180.00080.00040.0002
40.13390.09120.05730.03370.01890.01020.00530.00270.00130.0006
50.16060.12770.09160.06070.03780.02240.01270.00700.00370.0019
60.16060.14900.12210.09110.06310.04110.02550.01520.00870.0048
70.13770.14900.13960.11710.09010.06460.04370.02810.01740.0104
80.10330.13040.13960.13180.11260.08880.06550.04570.03040.0194
90.06880.10140.12410.13180.12510.10850.08740.06610.04730.0324
100.04130.07100.09930.11860.12510.11940.10480.08590.06630.0486
110.02250.04520.07220.09700.11370.11940.11440.10150.08440.0663
120.01130.02630.04810.07280.09480.10940.11440.10990.09840.0829
130.00520.01420.02960.05040.07290.09260.10560.10990.10600.0956
140.00220.00710.01690.03240.05210.07280.09050.10210.10600.1024
150.00090.00330.00900.01940.03470.05340.07240.08850.09890.1024
160.00030.00140.00450.01090.02170.03670.05430.07190.08660.0960
170.00010.00060.00210.00580.01280.02370.03830.05500.07130.0847
180.00000.00020.00090.00290.00710.01450.02550.03970.05540.0706
190.00000.00010.00040.00140.00370.00840.01610.02720.04090.0557
200.00000.00000.00020.00060.00190.00460.00970.01770.02860.0418
210.00000.00000.00010.00030.00090.00240.00550.01090.01910.0299
220.00000.00000.00000.00010.00040.00120.00300.00650.01210.0204
230.00000.00000.00000.00000.00020.00060.00160.00370.00740.0133
240.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00030.00080.00200.00430.0083
250.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00040.00100.00240.0050
260.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00020.00050.00130.0029
270.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.00070.0016
280.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00030.0009
290.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00020.0004
300.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.0002
310.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0001
320.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0001
range λ = 16–30
Poisson Distribution Table — λ = 16–30
x / λ1618202224262830
00.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
10.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
20.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
30.00010.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
40.00030.00010.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
50.00100.00020.00010.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
60.00260.00070.00020.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
70.00600.00190.00050.00010.00000.00000.00000.0000
80.01200.00420.00130.00040.00010.00000.00000.0000
90.02130.00830.00290.00090.00030.00010.00000.0000
100.03410.01500.00580.00200.00070.00020.00010.0000
110.04960.02450.01060.00410.00140.00050.00010.0000
120.06610.03680.01760.00750.00290.00100.00030.0001
130.08140.05090.02710.01270.00530.00200.00070.0002
140.09300.06550.03870.01990.00910.00380.00140.0005
150.09920.07860.05160.02920.01460.00660.00270.0010
160.09920.08840.06460.04010.02190.01060.00470.0019
170.09340.09360.07600.05200.03090.01630.00780.0034
180.08300.09360.08440.06350.04120.02350.01210.0057
190.06990.08870.08880.07350.05200.03220.01780.0089
200.05590.07980.08880.08090.06240.04180.02490.0134
210.04260.06840.08460.08470.07130.05180.03320.0192
220.03100.05600.07690.08470.07780.06120.04230.0261
230.02160.04380.06690.08100.08120.06920.05150.0341
240.01440.03280.05570.07430.08120.07500.06010.0426
250.00920.02370.04460.06540.07790.07800.06730.0511
260.00570.01640.03430.05530.07190.07800.07250.0590
270.00340.01090.02540.04510.06390.07510.07520.0655
280.00190.00700.01810.03540.05480.06970.07520.0702
290.00110.00440.01250.02690.04530.06250.07260.0726
300.00060.00260.00830.01970.03630.05420.06770.0726
310.00030.00150.00540.01400.02810.04540.06120.0703
320.00010.00090.00340.00960.02110.03690.05350.0659
330.00010.00050.00200.00640.01530.02910.04540.0599
340.00000.00020.00120.00410.01080.02220.03740.0529
350.00000.00010.00070.00260.00740.01650.02990.0453
360.00000.00010.00040.00160.00490.01190.02330.0378
370.00000.00000.00020.00090.00320.00840.01760.0306
380.00000.00000.00010.00050.00200.00570.01300.0242
390.00000.00000.00010.00030.00120.00380.00930.0186
400.00000.00000.00000.00020.00070.00250.00650.0139
410.00000.00000.00000.00010.00040.00160.00450.0102
420.00000.00000.00000.00000.00030.00100.00300.0073
430.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00060.00190.0051
440.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00030.00120.0035
450.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00020.00080.0023
460.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00050.0015
470.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.00030.0010
480.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00020.0006
490.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.0004
500.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00010.0002
510.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0001
520.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0001
530.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000

Four λ blocks of my own choosing, reaching λ = 30.

How these values were produced

Exact Poisson probability mass function (SciPy 1.17).

Every one of these 970 values was computed from the underlying distribution — none was transcribed from a printed table. Values of this kind are mathematical facts: they come out the same for anyone who computes them correctly.

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