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Standard XII
Mathematics
Median
The mean of a...
Question
The mean of a binomial distribution is 20 and the standard deviation 4. Calculate the parameters of the binomial distribution.
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Solution
Given that mean, i.e. np = 20 ...(1)
and standard deviation, i.e. npq = 4
n
p
q
=
4
⇒
n
p
q
=
16
.
.
.
(
2
)
Dividing
eq
(
2
)
by
eq
(
1
)
,
we
get
q
=
16
20
=
4
5
and
p
=
1
5
;
∴
n
=
Mean
p
=
100
P
(
X
=
r
)
=
C
r
100
1
5
r
4
5
100
-
r
,
r
=
0
,
1
,
2
.
.
.
.
.
100
Therefore
,
the
parameters
are
n
=
100
and
p
=
1
5
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