Subject:  Statistics

Binomial probability: P(X = 5) for n = 10, p = 0.5

Compute a binomial point probability and the cumulative tails.

Answer P(X = 5) = 0.246094, P(X ≤ 5) = 0.623047, P(X ≥ 5) = 0.623047

Solution

  1. Distribution X ~ Binomial(n = 10, p = 0.5)
  2. P(X = k) C(10, 5)·0.5^5·0.5^5 = 0.246094
  3. P(X ≤ k) 0.623047
  4. P(X < k) 0.376953
  5. P(X ≥ k) 1 − P(X < k) = 0.623047
  6. P(X > k) 0.376953
  7. Mean μ = n·p = 5
  8. Variance σ² = n·p·(1 − p) = 2.5
  9. Standard deviation σ = 1.58114

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