A ______ distribution is useful for calculating the probability that a certain number of events will occur over a specific interval of time or space.
A)normal
B)binomial
C)hypergeometric
D)Poisson

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The Poisson distribution is specifically designed to predict the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

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