SOLUTION: In the description of a binomial random variable, what is the usual meaning of the symbol n ? -the number of possible outcomes for the experiment -the sample size -the "no

Question 1186105: In the description of a binomial random variable, what is the usual meaning of the symbol n ?
-the number of possible outcomes for the experiment
-the sample size
-the "not success" condition
-the number of times the experiment is repeated
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, robertb:
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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the number of possible outcomes for the experiment.

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a binomial experiment, denotes the number of times the experiment is repeated (independently).

- the number of possible outcomes for a binomial experiment is given by .
- the sample size is the number of elements in a subset of the event space of the binomial experiment, and .
- the "not success" condition is also a subset of the event space of a binomial experiment, and its number is less than or equal to .

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