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The Exponential Experiment

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Description

The experiment consists of running a Poisson process with rate r until the time X of the first arrival. The arrival time is shown as a red dot in the timeline and is recorded on each update. The density and moments of X are shown in the in blue in distribution graph and the moments are recorded in the distribution table. When the simulation runs, the empirical density and moments are shown in red in the distribution graph and the empirical moments are recorded in the distribution table. The parameter r can be varied with a scroll bar.