Comparing Approximations to the Binomial Distribution
If n is large and p is small the Poisson approximation can be used.
If n is large, np not less than 5 and n(1-p) is not less than 5 a normal approximation can be used.
Enter values for n, p, x
1
, x
2
and x
3
.
The program will provide probabilities: P(X ≤ x
1
), P(X ≤ x
2
) and P(X ≤ x
3
) calculated using the binomial distribution and the poisson and normal approximations.
n =
p =
x
1
=
x
2
=
x
3
=
Binomial
Poisson
Normal
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