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Binomial Distribution

The binomial distribution is an example of a discrete random variable. It has two parameters: n , the number of trials, and p , the probability of success on one trial. We write this as X\sim B(n,p) . For a situation to be described using a binomial model, the following must be true: Key Concepts On this page, you should learn about P(X=r)=\binom{n}{r}p^r(1-p)^{n-r} Summary Print from here Test Yourself Here is a...


Tags: discrete, mean, variance, np, np(1-p), (n, p)

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