6 March 2010
1 When can you use the binomial formula?
We want to know how many times something does or doesn’t happen e.g. rolling a
die multiple times:
can use binomial if we want to know “number of sixes”
can’t use binomial if we want to know “sum of rolls”
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AMA citation:
Jiang W. The Binomial Distribution / Binomial Probability Function. Stone Studio. 2010. Available at: http://wei-jiang.com/research/maths/the-binomial-distribution-binomial-probability-function. Accessed July 31, 2010.
APA citation:
Jiang, Wei. (2010). The Binomial Distribution / Binomial Probability Function. Retrieved July 31, 2010, from Stone Studio Web site, http://wei-jiang.com/research/maths/the-binomial-distribution-binomial-probability-function
Chicago citation:
Jiang, Wei, "The Binomial Distribution / Binomial Probability Function", Stone Studio, posted March 6, 2010, http://wei-jiang.com/research/maths/the-binomial-distribution-binomial-probability-function (accessed July 31, 2010).
Harvard citation:
Jiang, W 2010, The Binomial Distribution / Binomial Probability Function, Stone Studio. Retrieved July 31, 2010, from <http://wei-jiang.com/research/maths/the-binomial-distribution-binomial-probability-function>
MLA citation:
Jiang, Wei. "The Binomial Distribution / Binomial Probability Function." Stone Studio. 6 Mar. 2010. 31 Jul. 2010 <http://wei-jiang.com/research/maths/the-binomial-distribution-binomial-probability-function>
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