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First of all my advice is you must refrain from trying out a Poisson distribution just as it is to the data. I suggest you must first make a theory as to why should Poisson distribution fit a particular dataset or a phenomenon. 

Once you have established this, the next question is whether the distribution is homogeneous or not. thisThis means whether all parts of the data are handled by the same poisson distribution or is theirthere a variation in this based on some aspect like time or space. Once you have convinced of these aspects, try the following three tests:

  1. likelihood ratio test using a chi square variable
  2. use of conditional chi-square statistic, this test isstatistic; also called the poisson dispersion test or the variance test
  3. use of the neyman-scott statistic, thisthat is based on a variance stabilizing transformtransformation of the poisson variable.

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First of all my advice is you must refrain from trying out a Poisson distribution just as it is to the data. I suggest you must first make a theory as to why should Poisson distribution fit a particular dataset or a phenomenon. Once you have established this, the next question is whether the distribution is homogeneous or not. this means whether all parts of the data are handled by the same poisson distribution or is their a variation in this based on some aspect like time or space. Once you have convinced of these aspects, try the following three tests

  1. likelihood ratio test using a chi square variable
  2. use of conditional chi-square statistic, this test is called the poisson dispersion test or the variance test
  3. use of the neyman-scott statistic, this is based on a variance stabilizing transform of the poisson variable.

search for these and you will find them easily on the net.

First of all my advice is you must refrain from trying out a Poisson distribution just as it is to the data. I suggest you must first make a theory as to why should Poisson distribution fit a particular dataset or a phenomenon. 

Once you have established this, the next question is whether the distribution is homogeneous or not. This means whether all parts of the data are handled by the same poisson distribution or is there a variation in this based on some aspect like time or space. Once you have convinced of these aspects, try the following three tests:

  1. likelihood ratio test using a chi square variable
  2. use of conditional chi-square statistic; also called poisson dispersion test or variance test
  3. use of the neyman-scott statistic, that is based on a variance stabilizing transformation of the poisson variable

search for these and you will find them easily on the net.

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First of all my advice is you must refrain from trying out a Poisson distribution just as it is to the data. I suggest you must first make a theory as to why should Poisson distribution fit a particular dataset or a phenomenon. Once you have established this, the next question is whether the distribution is homogeneous or not. this means whether all parts of the data are handled by the same poisson distribution or is their a variation in this based on some aspect like time or space. Once you have convinced of these aspects, try the following three tests

  1. likelihood ratio test using a chi square variable
  2. use of conditional chi-square statistic, this test is called the poisson dispersion test or the variance test
  3. use of the neyman-scott statistic, this is based on a variance stabilizing transform of the poisson variable.

search for these and you will find them easily on the net.