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2 marks, −1Statistics › Random variables and standard distributions › The binomial distributionModerateabout 2 min

JNU SIS 2017 Question 2: Random variables and standard distributions

If X∼X \simX∼ Binomial (5, p)(5,\ p)(5, p) such that Pr⁡(X=1)=0⋅4096\Pr(X = 1) = 0\cdot 4096Pr(X=1)=0⋅4096 and Pr⁡(X=2)=0⋅2048\Pr(X = 2) = 0\cdot 2048Pr(X=2)=0⋅2048, then the value of ppp is

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If X ~ Binomial (5, p) such that Pr (X = 1) = 0· 4096 and Pr (X = 2) = 0· 2048, then the value of p is (A) 0· 1 (B) 1· 0 (C) 2· 0 (D) 0· 2

Also written as: If X ~ Binomial (5, p) such that Pr (X = 1) = 0* 4096 and Pr (X = 2) = 0* 2048, then the value of p is

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This question is on The binomial distribution, part of Random variables and standard distributions in Statistics.

The number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials.

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