Edit - Stack Overflow

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Thanks - my thoughts were just that, but I felt strange since the cdf generates N(t) but not t. And, I didn't know the correct way to sample from N(t) to get a Poisson process. What happens if I don't sample uniformly from the CDF (will it still be a Poisson process)?

bias
– bias

2009-07-20 19:59:30 +00:00
Commented Jul 20, 2009 at 19:59
1

Inverting the CDF of a Poisson is not easy or efficient. For a more efficient approach, see Corwin's link or see my answer about how to use C++ TR1.

John D. Cook
– John D. Cook

2009-07-21 00:40:08 +00:00
Commented Jul 21, 2009 at 0:40

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow