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Name: Discrete Random Variables: Binomial
ID: m16820
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module describes the characteristics of a binomial experiment and the binomial probability distribution function.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: Bernoulli, binomial, discrete, distribution, elementary, experiment, function, probability, random, statistics, trial, variable
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0

Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)

Latest version: 1.11 (history)
First publication date: May 29, 2008 11:41 am GMT-5
Last revision to module: Feb 7, 2009 3:14 pm US/Central

Module XML: m16820_1.11.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.11 Feb 7, 2009 3:14 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes:
Discrete Random Variables: Binomial: For the glossary items, added new language.

Version: 1.10 Jan 26, 2009 7:29 am US/Central by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Binomial: For the characteristics of the binomial, moved the 4th and 5th sentences of item 1. to the beginning of item 3. for clarity.

Version: 1.9 Jan 21, 2009 5:28 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Binomial: Added the definition of the binomial random variable X. 

Version: 1.8 Oct 27, 2008 1:44 pm GMT-5 by James Cooper
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roles updated

Version: 1.7 Jul 16, 2008 2:23 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
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fixed math error and metadata

Version: 1.6 Jul 14, 2008 12:21 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
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image review

Version: 1.5 Jul 9, 2008 4:06 am GMT-5 by Connexions
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Version: 1.4 Jul 8, 2008 5:30 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
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Post review edits

Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 12:25 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
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post review updates

Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 1:29 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
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Roles changed

Version: 1.1 Jun 23, 2008 12:04 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
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Initial publication

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