The best unbiased estimate of a zero-count chance
You have independent counts from a Poisson and you want the best unbiased estimate of , the probability that a given minute sees zero events.
Starting from the crude estimator "was the first minute empty," build the minimum-variance unbiased estimator by conditioning on the sufficient total .
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