document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261877>Question 261877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trail repeated n times. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the probability p of success on a single trial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 6, x = 3, p =1/6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "success + fail = total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + fail = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(s) = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(f) = 5/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we now get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6c3)*(1/6)^3*(5/6)^3 ~ 0.05358 </SPAN>\n" );
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