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Central limit theorem
- Is the Sample Mean of a Poisson Distribution Normal?For iid Poisson observations, the sample mean is a scaled Poisson variable, not exactly normal; the CLT gives its large-sample normal approximation.
- How Does a Poisson Distribution Converge to Normal?As a Poisson mean λ grows, centering by λ and scaling by √λ gives a standard normal limit; use a continuity correction for count probabilities.