document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186105>Question 1186105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the description of a binomial random variable, what is the usual meaning of the symbol n ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-the number of possible outcomes for the experiment\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-the sample size\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-the \"not success\" condition\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-the number of times the experiment is repeated </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #817034 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=817034\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a binomial experiment,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=red%28n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"red%28n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > denotes the number of times the experiment is repeated (independently).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- the number of possible outcomes for a binomial experiment is given by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- the sample size <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >is the number of elements in a subset of the event space of the binomial experiment, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k%3C=+2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k%3C=+2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- 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 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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