Dr Nic explains the characteristics of the Poisson distribution, and when it is used for modeling.
This video builds on other videos about random variables and distributions:
1. Understanding random variables: https://youtu.be/lHCpYeFvTs0
2. Discrete random variables: https://youtu.be/V_f_WY-9xto
3. Probability distribution models: https://youtu.be/3VylC_mIAjE
You may also find the following useful
The binomial distribution: https://youtu.be/3EZbX2ftCUk
Coming soonish - How to answer questions involving discrete distributions.
See https://creativemaths.net/videos/ for all of Dr Nic's videos organised by topic.