Question 1127463:  Suppose we want to determine the 
(binomial) probability (p) of getting 4 
heads in 10 flips of a 2-sided coin. Using 
the Binomial Table in the appendix of the 
text, what values of n, x, and p would we 
use to look up this probability, and what 
would be the probability? 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose we want to determine the 
(binomial) probability (p) of getting 4 
heads in 10 flips of a 2-sided coin. Using 
the Binomial Table in the appendix of the 
text, what values of n, x, and p would we 
use to look up this probability, and what 
would be the probability?  
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n is the number of trials:: 10 
p is the probability of getting "head" in one trial:: 1/2 
x is the # of heads in the 10 trials:: 4 
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P(x=4) = 10C4*(1/2)^4*(1/2)^6 = binompdf(10,1/2,4) = 0.2051 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
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