# Thread: [SOLVED] Poisson iid sample

1. ## [SOLVED] Poisson iid sample

Hi,

I have a question about going from the distribution of a single variable to an iid sample.

As far as I can tell, if I have a r.v. that is normally distributed and a sample of iid r.v.'s, I then determine the joint distribution of the variables via the product of the densities.

When I look at a r.v. that is Bernoulli, then the iid sample is distributed as Binomial (which still makes somewhat sense to me).

I'm not sure how I get from a r.v. that is Poisson(l) to an iid sample that is distributed as Poisson(nl); specifically, it seems that I am looking at the summation of the r.v.'s rather than the product? Why or where am I not understanding this correctly?

Thank you!

2. Originally Posted by Statistik
Hi,

I have a question about going from the distribution of a single variable to an iid sample.

As far as I can tell, if I have a r.v. that is normally distributed and a sample of iid r.v.'s, I then determine the joint distribution of the variables via the product of the densities.

When I look at a r.v. that is Bernoulli, then the iid sample is distributed as Binomial (which still makes somewhat sense to me).

I'm not sure how I get from a r.v. that is Poisson(l) to an iid sample that is distributed as Poisson(nl); specifically, it seems that I am looking at the summation of the r.v.'s rather than the product? Why or where am I not understanding this correctly?

Thank you!
Read this thread: http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...isson-rvs.html

3. ## iid sample

mr fantastic -

Thanks! I think I also realized my mistake: when I have iid variables of a sample, I am actually looking at their sum and multiply the marginal densities to get the equation for the sum. Makes total sense now - somehow missed that thought. Thanks for sending me in the right direction...