Binomial Distribution
How to find the expected value, variance, and standard deviation of a binomial distribution: formula, 3 examples, and their solutions.
Formula
For a binomial experiment B(n, p),
if n is big,
then B(n, p) shows a binomial distribution.
Then you can find E(X), V(X), and σ(X)
of the binomial distribution.
E(X) = np
Expected Value
V(X) = npq
Variance
σ(X) = √npq
Standard Deviation
n: Number of the binomial experiment
p: Probability of the wanted event
q = 1 - p
Probability: Not A
ExampleE(X)
First, write the given condition as
B(n, p).
Getting a '2' of a fair die
isn't affected by the previous trial.
So this is an independent event.
This is repeated.
So this is a binomial experiment.
n = 180
So write
B(180.
The probability of getting a '2' of a die is
1/6.
So p = 1/6.
So write
1/6).
So the given binomial experiment is
B(180, 1/6).
B(180, 1/6)
n = 180
p = 1/6
Then the expected value E(X) is
180⋅[1/6].
180⋅[1/6] = 30
So E(X) = 30.
ExampleV(X)
You just found that
B(180, 1/6).
B(180, 1/6)
p = 1/6
Then q = 1 - 1/6 = 5/6.
B(180, 1/6)
n = 180
p = 1/6
q = 5/6
Then the variance V(X) is
180⋅[1/6]⋅[5/6].
180⋅[1/6] = 30
Cancel the denominator 6
and reduce 30 to, 30/6, 5.
5⋅5 = 25
So V(X) = 25.
Exampleσ(X)
The condition is different
from the previous examples.
So write the given condition as
B(n, p).
The probability of
getting 'the multiple of 3', 3 or 6, is
2/6 = 1/3.
So p = 1/3.
Getting 'the multiple of 3' of a fair die
isn't affected by the previous trial.
So this is an independent event.
This is repeated.
So this is a binomial experiment.
n = 180
p = 1/3
So write
B(180, 1/3).
B(180, 1/3)
p = 1/3
Then q = 1 - 1/3 = 2/3.
B(180, 1/6)
n = 180
p = 1/3
q = 2/3
Then the standard deviation σ(X) is
√180⋅[1/3]⋅[2/3].
180⋅[1/3] = 60
Cancel the denominator 3
and reduce 60 to, 60/3, 20.
20
= 4⋅5
= 22⋅5
Prime Factorization
√22⋅5⋅2
= 2√5⋅2
= 2√10
Simplify a Radical
So σ(X) = 2√10.