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Title:

Binomial Probabilities

Url:

http://facultysites.vassar.edu/lowry/binomialX.html

Creator:

Lowry, Richard

Publisher:

Vassar College

Description: The page will calculate the following: exact binomial probabilities, approximation via the normal distribution, approximation via the poisson distribution. This page will calculate and/or estimate binomial probabilities for situations of the general "k out of n" type, where k is the number of times a binomial outcome is observed or stipulated to occur, p is the probability that the outcome will occur on any particular occasion, q is the complementary probability (1-p) that the outcome will not occur on any particular occasion, and n is the number of occasions.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Distributions. Characteristic functions
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Binomial distribution
Mathematics -- Probability
Mathematics -- Statistics

Date Issued:

1998

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML
Application -- Java

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Richard Lowry

Access Rights:

Free access

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