What is the pmf for a binomial distribution? Explain the purpose of each "part" of the equation.
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- \( n \) is the total number of trials. - \( p \) is the probability of success in a single trial. - \( \binom{n}{k} \) is the binomial coefficient, which represents the number of ways to choose k successes from n trials. Show more…
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