Binomial Distribution

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Binomial Distribution

The following functions are associated with the binomial equation:

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• dbinom(k, n, q)—Returns the probability density for value k.

• pbinom(k, n, q)—Returns the cumulative probability distribution for value k.

• qbinom(p, n, q)—Returns the inverse cumulative probability distribution for probability p.

• rbinom(m, n, q)—Returns a vector of m random numbers having the binomial distribution.

Arguments

• k and n are integers, 0 ≤ k ≤ n. To allow integration and other operations over these arguments, values outside of the stated range are allowed, but they produce a 0 result.

• q is a real number, 0 ≤ q ≤ 1.

• p is a real number, 0 ≤ p ≤ 1.

• m is an integer, m > 0.

Related Topics

About Probability Distribution Functions

Example: Finding Local Min/Max of Vectors

Example: Binomial and Negative Binomial Distributions

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