In statistics, a Poisson distribution is a discrete probability distribution that indicates the likelihood of an event occurring a specified number of times over a given period.

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Visually, the larger the variance, the "fatter" a probability distribution will be. In finance, if something like an investment has a greater variance, it may be interpreted as more risky or volatile.

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