Binomial Distribution

Binomial distribution

Binomial distribution is a discrete distribution, and is used for situations

where individual trials, experiments, or tests have only two possible
outcomes such as success/failure, go/no-go, defectetive/non-defective or
pass/fail.
p( r / N , p )

N!
r
p (1 p ) N r
r!( N r )!

N is the sample size ( in a trial)

r is the number of events of interest
observed in the sample (i.e. failures, or
defectives)
p is the proportion of events of interest
in the population
p(r / N, p) also can be written as
P (r, N, p) not to be confused with p.

Introduction

Fixednumberoftrials(n)

Introduction

Introduction
Thirdproperty:TrialsareIndependent

The Binomial Distribution

The Formula for P(X=r)

Here, n=Number of trials

r=Probability of success

Lets check about 10

Total 10 (Same)

Binomial Distribution Examples

Now I look at using the formula in solving the following questions.

Q.
(1)The manufacturer of a bag of sweets claims
that there is a 90% chance that the bag contains
some toffees. If 20 bags are chosen. What is the
probability that
(i) all the bags contain toffees
(ii) more than 18 bags contain toffees

Tree Diagram

Solution

Q.
(2) In clinical trials a certain drug has an 8%
success rate of curing a known disease. If 15
people are known to have the disease. What is
the probability of at least 2 being cured.

Solution