BINS - Acronym for detecting if it is a binomial

  • Binary - Each trial has only 2 outcomes
  • Independant - > each shot going through is independant from if the last went through
  • N is fixed ( number of trials ) ( he only gets three shots )
  • Same probability throughout

Binomial Formula

P ( X - K ) = n C k * p^k * (1-p)^(n-k) .72 ( make the shot ) ( P )
.28 ( fail the shot ) ( done one time because one way to lose )

.28 = 1 - P

10 - 6 makes, 4 misses

(.72)^6 (.28)

p for probability ( Specifically probability of success ) ( this is our .72 ) k is not a probability but a number of successes ( 6 ) ( P ^ k = .72^6 ) 1 - P = probability of failures n is the total number of trials so n - k is the total number of fails

sub n C sub k is number of combinations

Math - > probability - > ncr

10 ncr 6 210

Calculator shortcuts

2nd vars - > binompdf = exactly one value bincomcdf = all values below

Summary stats for binomials:

Mx = np weirdox = sqrt(np(1-p)))