What is the moment generating function of a Poisson distribution?

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2022-01-16

What is the moment generating function of a Poisson distribution?

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Becky Harrison

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eλ(et1)
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The moment generating function of a Poisson distribution is
eλ(et1)
Mary Nicholson

Mary Nicholson

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Let X be a discrete random variable with a Poisson distribution with parameter λ for some λR>0. Then the moment generating function MX of X is given by: MX(t)=eλ(et1)

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