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Lecture 7
Repeated trials
Binomial distribution
"Normal" approximation
Poisson approximation
Poisson distribution
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Success & Failure
Nature of trial Success Failure p and q
Coin toss Head Tail 1/2 and 1/2
Rolling a die 6 Not 6 1/6 and 5/6
Rolling 2 dice Sum of 7 Not a sum of 7 1/6 and 5/6

Source: Adler, Robert J. - Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Collections: Mathematics; Engineering