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Inverse of the Poisson cumulative distribution function (cdf).
Syntax
X = poissinv(P,LAMBDA)
Description
poissinv(P,LAMBDA) returns the smallest value, X, such that the Poisson cdf evaluated at X equals or exceeds P.Examples
If the average number of defects (
) is two, what is the 95th percentile of the number of defects?
poissinv(0.95,2)
ans =
5
What is the median number of defects?
median_defects = poissinv(0.50,2)
median_defects =
2