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fx-9860GII      TI-83


randBin(

On a TI calculator you can perform random number generation in accordance with binomial distribution

MATH  ►   ►   ►  7

or via the catalog as

CATALOG  
2nd 0  ►randBin(  ENTER

This function generates random integers in accordance with binomial distribution based on values specified for the number of trials n and probability p.

 


Example 1

To randomly produce the number of heads that can be expected in accordance with binomial distribution for five coin tosses where the probabity of heads is 0.5

 
MATH  ►   ►   ►  7 randBin( 5 ٬  ·  7 ENTER randBin(5,.5
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The above is just an example. The result is different every time.