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Self-tutoring about the binomial distribution: the tutor mentions a couple of criteria for approximating it to the normal distribution. The binomial, given enough trials, settles into a normal distribution. Yet, how many trials, or what other conditions, might suggest this …

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Tutoring statistics, rules of usage are key. The tutor shares one about when the normal approximation to the binomial distribution can be used. The binomial distribution imagines a series of n trials, each with probability p of success and q=(1-p) …

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