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Distribution and Probability  Date: 06/07/97 at 11:06:33 From:
Bianca Clarke Subject: Binomial distribution  I just don't
understand binomial distribution. Can someone explain it  very
simply?  Many thanks, Bianca Clarke  Date: 06/07/97 at 15:53:26
From: Doctor Anthony Subject: Re: Binomial distribution   The
binomial distribution applies when you have repeated experiments
with constant probabilities of success and failure at each
trial.  A  good example is throwing a die, say five times, and
finding the  probability of rolling exactly three sixes.  If we
use the letters S and F to represent success and failure in any
trial, then one possible sequence giving the desired result
would be:   The probability of this particular sequence is:
Another sequence would be FFSSS and this too has probability:
In fact there are many other sequences that produce 3 sixes and
2 non- sixes, and to get the