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Binomial Distribution,
RL 2.2.2
BITS Pilani Dr. Mayank Goel
Department of Mathematics
K K Birla Goa Campus
Binomial Distribution:
• Binomial Distribution.
• Examples.
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Definition
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
pfd
Obviously,
mean, E ( X ) p
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Examples
Here,
X (T ) 0, X ( H ) 1.
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Example
X (6) 1 and X (1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5) 0
1
Follows Bernoulli distribution with parameter p .
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Binomial Distribution
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Definition
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
pmf
And
f (0) P( X 0) P(no success)
(1 p)(1 p) (1 p) (1 p)n
n times
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
pmf
f ( x) nCx p x (1 p ) n x , x 0,1, 2, ,n
f ( x) nCx p x (1 p ) n x , x 0,1, 2, , n.
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Mean and Variance
n
E( X )
x 0
x nCx p x (1 p) n x
n
n!
p x (1 p)n x
x 1 ( x 1)!( n x )!
choose, y x 1
n 1
n!
p y 1 (1 p) n y 1
y o ( y )!( n y 1)!
n 1
(n 1)!
np p (1 p ) n 1 y np
y 0 y !(n 1 y )!
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Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Variance
n
E( X 2 )
x 0
x 2 nCx p x (1 p) n x
n
n!
x p x (1 p)n x
x 1 ( x 1)!( n x)!
choose, y x 1
n 1
n!
( y 1) p y 1 (1 p ) n y 1
y 0 ( y )!(n y 1)!
n 1
(n 1)!
np y p y (1 p) n 1 y
y 0 y !(n 1 y )!
n 1
n!
p y 1 (1 p) n 1 y
y 0 y !(n 1 y )! 12
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Variance
E ( X 2 ) n(n 1) p 2 np
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Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
mgf
mX (t ) E (e Xt )
( pet q ) n .
For any distribution the moment generating function is
unique.
Probability & Statistics (MATH F113) BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
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