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binomial_prob

binomial probabilities

Calling sequence

r = binomial_prob(n,p,k)

Arguments

n

positive integer

p

real number

k

nonnegative integer

r

real number or vector of real numbers

Description

binomial_prob(n,p) returns a row vector of probabilities p(X=k) for k beginning at 0 to n when X follows a binomial distribution with parameters n and p.

binomial_prob(n,p,k) returns the probability p(X=k) for k between 0 and n when X follows a binomial distribution with parameters n and p.

Examples

binomial_prob(10,0.2)
binomial_prob(10,0.2,4)
n=100; p=0.2; clf; plot([0:n],binomial_prob(n,p),"*")

See Also

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