2/24/2021

Discussion of Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions Lab

Binomial Experiments (A generalization of the discrete RV lab problem on the number of patients who experience side effects)

• Each random trial can result in one of only two possible outcomes.  This is called a Bernoulli trial.
• We collect data from Bernoulli trials satisfying the following:
  • there are n trials;
  • the n trials are independent; and
  • the probability of “success” remains constant from trial to trial.
• Binomial Distribution - If X is the number of successes in n independent Bernoulli trials, then P(X=k)=n!/[k!*(n-k)!]*p^k*(1-p)^n-k, for k=0, 1, ..., n.
• We will learn how to use RStudio to make these calculations easier in Chapter 4.

We will complete Chapter 3 on Friday.