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/library/oar/handle/123456789/16192| Title: | The use of the Poisson distribution in epidemiological prediction in Malta |
| Authors: | Vassallo, Luis A. |
| Keywords: | Poisson distribution Goodness-of-fit tests -- Malta Poisson, Simeon-Denis, 1781-1840 |
| Issue Date: | 1975 |
| Publisher: | The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette |
| Citation: | Vassallo, L.A. (1975). The use of the Poisson distribution in epidemiological prediction in Malta. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 10(1), 59-61. |
| Abstract: | The French mathematical genius Simeon Denis Poisson enunciated a few years before his death in 1840, the law about the probability of occurrence by chance, of relatively rare events observed over a continuous interval of time. In this article it was decided to apply the Poisson distribution to certain data of Maltese accident epidemiology to see whether the fit was good, thereby showing the extent to which extraneous factors would influence the laws of chance. The respective data examined were fatal motor vehicle accidents, drowning and suicides in Malta. The relative derived outcomes and probability of occurrence are outlined and discussed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16192 |
| Appears in Collections: | TSLHG, Volume 10, Issue 1 TSLHG, Volume 10, Issue 1 |
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| Use of the Poisson distribution in epidemiological prediction in Malta.pdf | Published for the Consultant Staff Committee, St. Luke`s Hospital, Malta and the Medical and Dental Surgery Faculties of the Royal University of Malta. | 180.67 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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