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The binomial distribution

Arrangements
Find all arrangements of the letters
A, B and C.
ABC
ACB
BAC
BCA
CAB
CBA

Arrangements
Find all the possible arrangements of 4
objects where two are red and two are
blue.

Arrangements
different objects can be arranged in
Ways

objects with of one type and of


another can be arranged in ways

The binomial theorem


A
biased coin has a probability of of
landing heads when it is thrown. The
coin is thrown 10 times. Find the
probability, in term of , of the coin
landing heads:
(a) 10 times
(b) 7 times
(c) 4 times

The binomial distribution: conditions


A
fixed number of trials ()
Each trial should be a success or
failure.
The trials are independent.
The probability of success, , of each
trial is constant.

The binomial distribution


index
parameter

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