binomial distribution
noun
: a probability function each of whose values gives the probability that an outcome with constant probability of occurrence in a statistical experiment will occur a given number of times in a succession of repetitions of the experiment
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The expected number of marbles collected in each bottom bin from left to right after all possible paths are traversed once is given by the binomial distribution.
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Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2019
The Poisson distribution is an easy approximation of the binomial distribution that’s useful when the time interval of interest is a small fraction of the half-life — instances in which binomial calculations quickly become intractable.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2017
However, in the case of our question, the decay time is very short — on the order of the observation time — and therefore the binomial distribution, which is more accurate, should be used.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2017
In our case, the clever trick is to realize that the binomial distribution converges to the Gaussian or normal distribution pretty rapidly as the number of trials gets large.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2015
People can have more than four friends, and having a lot of friends isn’t as unusual as the binomial distribution suggests.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2018
Peter is occupied with graphs of binomial distributions as well as various odds related to a potential second book deal.
—Hermione Hoby, New York Times, 1 June 2018
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Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2019
The Poisson distribution is an easy approximation of the binomial distribution that’s useful when the time interval of interest is a small fraction of the half-life — instances in which binomial calculations quickly become intractable.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2017
However, in the case of our question, the decay time is very short — on the order of the observation time — and therefore the binomial distribution, which is more accurate, should be used.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2017
In our case, the clever trick is to realize that the binomial distribution converges to the Gaussian or normal distribution pretty rapidly as the number of trials gets large.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2015
People can have more than four friends, and having a lot of friends isn’t as unusual as the binomial distribution suggests.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2018
Peter is occupied with graphs of binomial distributions as well as various odds related to a potential second book deal.
—Hermione Hoby, New York Times, 1 June 2018
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