Binomial distribution

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binomial distribution

A probability distribution that applies to experiments involving sequences of independent trials in which only two possible outcomes (e.g., success or failure) can result on each trial.

If p is the probability of success on each trial, and q = 1 - p the probability of failure, then the probability of success occurring x times in n trials is given by the binomial distribution:
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