BINOMIAL

IMPORTANT DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLE

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Let X = the number of success in n independent Bernoulli experiments.
In general,


The Binomial pmf can be approximated by the Gaussian pdf
The Binomial pmf can be approximated by the Poisson pmf.

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RELATED
CONCEPTS

  Random Variables
Probability Density Function
Cumulative Distribution Function
Expectation of a Continuous Random Variable
Important Discrete Random Variables
Poisson/Binomial Relationship
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