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Binomial Distribution Worksheet

The document provides information about the binomial distribution including: 1) It defines what a binomial variable is and lists the four conditions a random variable must satisfy to be binomial. 2) It gives the definition of the binomial distribution formula that calculates the probability of getting x successes in n trials. 3) It provides the mean and variance formulas for the binomial distribution. 4) It gives an example of a binomial variable involving flipping a biased coin five times and calculating the number of heads.

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Binomial Distribution Worksheet

The document provides information about the binomial distribution including: 1) It defines what a binomial variable is and lists the four conditions a random variable must satisfy to be binomial. 2) It gives the definition of the binomial distribution formula that calculates the probability of getting x successes in n trials. 3) It provides the mean and variance formulas for the binomial distribution. 4) It gives an example of a binomial variable involving flipping a biased coin five times and calculating the number of heads.

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WORKSHEET

The Binomial Distribution Question

Definition of a Binomial Variable


A random variable X is a binomial variable if the following conditions
are satisfied:
1. Each trial is independent of the others.
2. There is a fixed number of trials.
3. The outcome of each trial can be classified as either success or
failure.
4. The probability of success stays constant over each trial.
Random Variable: A variable whose value depends on chance in some way.
Independent Trail: Trial is independent when the outcome of previous trials does not affect
the result of the current trial.

Definition of the Binomial Distribution


If random variable X is a binomial variable, then X has a binomial
distribution:
𝑛
P(X = 𝑥) = ( ) 𝑝 𝑥 𝑞 𝑛−𝑥
𝑥
Where:
n = Number of trials
𝑝 = 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠
𝑞 = 1 − 𝑝 = 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒
P(X = 𝑥) = 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑥 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠
Mean and Variance of the Binomial Distribution

𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛(𝑋) = 𝑛𝑝
𝑉𝑎𝑟 (𝑋) = 𝑛𝑝𝑞 = 𝑛𝑝(1 − 𝑝)

Example of a Binomial Variable


X = The number of heads after 5 flips of the coin
Random Variable X:
Biased Coin:
- Has a fixed number of trials (n = 5)
- P(Head) = 0.75 - The trials are independent as the
- P(Tail) = 0.25
probability of flipping a head does not
depend on the result of the previous flips.
- Success is classified as ‘flipping a head’
and failure is classified as ‘not flipping a
head’ or ‘flipping a tail’.
- Constant probability of success i.e.
P(Head) = 0.75 over all trials.

Therefor the random variable X is a Binomial Variable

Logarithm Power Rule

𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑏 (𝑥 𝑛 ) = 𝑛𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑏 (𝑥)


QUESTIONS
Basic
This question type shows you how to use the Binomial Distribution
Formula in a simple way to compute basic probability calculations.
They ask something in this way Every Exam, so this is basically free
marks.
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‘Smallest Value of n’
This common question has the same structure every time it is asked in
exams. They always ask you to find ‘the smallest value of n’ using
your binomial distribution formula. Complete this section to
understand how to answer this question. (You will see how similar
the answers are…)

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Probability Mix
This section shows you how they mix binomial distribution
probability calculations with other probability calculations. It will
teach you how to identify when to use the binomial distribution
formula and when to not.
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5

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ANSWERS
Basic
‘Smallest Value of n’
Probability Mix

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