Journal of Applied Probability, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1990), pp. 611-621 (11 pages) Let Sn be a sum of independent random variables. For the approximation of Sn by a Poisson random variable Y with the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Two recent methods of generating samples on a computer from the Poisson distribution are compared with those in an earlier survey.