Almost-Binomial Random Variables

by Peter Thompson (Wabash College)

College Mathematics Journal
May, 2002

Subject classification(s): Statistics and Probability
Applicable Course(s): 6.1 Probability & Statistics

The author discusses binomial distribution where $n$ is replaced by any positive number.

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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Probability | Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial