Lessons for Topic 2.10
The binomial distributionCount successes in a fixed number of independent tries.Lesson
Mean and standard deviation of a binomialThe expected number of successes is the number of trials times the chance of success on one trial.Lesson
The binomial probability formulaPutting the number of trials, the success chance and the wanted count into the binomial formula.Lesson
Shape of a binomial and the normal approximationWhen the counts are large enough, the binomial distribution is close enough to a normal curve to use it.Lesson
The binomial settingTesting a situation against each of the four conditions before any binomial formula is used.Lesson