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Buffon's Needle Problem - Expository introduction

"Good history of Buffon's Needle problem with links to related Buffon's Needle sites.

Continuous Distributions, Uniform and Beta, Famous Problems, Buffon's Needle

Bernoulli Trials: Introduction

This page gives a simple explanation and example of Bernoulli trial and Bernoulli process.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial, Stochastic Processes, Other

Bernoulli Distribution: Introduction

This page gives information on the Bernoulli Distribution including the pdf, cdf, moment-generating function and characteristic function.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial

Coin Tossing: Introduction

This page discusses how the distribution of coin tosses makes a good approximation to a Bernoulli Distribution.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial, Stochastic Processes, Other

Binomial Distribution Utility (for Bernoulli Trials): Interactive Resource

This interactive resource allows the user to enter \(p\) and \(n\). It gives the probability distribution, graphs it, and can also calculate probabilities between two given values.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial, Stochastic Processes, Other

Binomial Distribution: Introduction

This article gives a description of the Binomial Distribution. It has both graphic and functional forms of the cdf and pdf.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial

Binomial Distribution 1: Introduction to the Binomial Distribution: Video

This video derives the binomial distribution and the probabilities associated with for the experiment of flipping a coin 5 times

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial

Binomial Distribution 2: More on the Binomial Distribution:Video

This video uses the probabilities for flipping a coin five times that were derived in the first video to create a histogram, note how it resembles a bell-shape, and discusses binomial coefficients

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial, Stochastic Processes, Other

Binomial Distribution 3: Basketball Binomial Distribution: Video

The video uses an example of shooting a basketball 10 times and calculates the probabilities.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial, Stochastic Processes, Other

Binomial Distribution 4: Using Excel to Visualize the Basketball Binomial Distribution: Video

The video continues with the example from the video, Binomial Distribution 3: Using Excel to Visualize the Basketball Binomial Distribution: Video, of shooting a basketball 10 times.

Discrete Distributions, Bernoulli and Binomial