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BERNOULLI DISTRIBUTION [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Mathematics
DEF

The discrete distribution of the number of successes that occur in a fixed number of trials, where the outcomes are statistically independent, and the probability of success is the same for each trial.

DEF

Probability function that indicates how often two outcomes with constant probability will occur in a succession of repetitive experiments.

OBS

Compare to "normal distribution", "Poisson distribution".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Loi statistique selon laquelle chaque essai donne lieu à deux possibilités, par exemple succès ou échec.

OBS

Si l'on répète une expérience un certain nombre de fois en enregistrant chaque résultat comme étant soit un succès, soit un échec, on peut alors utiliser la loi binomiale pour établir les probabilités binomiales (probabilités de succès ou d'échecs).

Key term(s)
  • loi binominale
  • distribution binominale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Encuestas estadísticas
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Distribución de probabilidades [que] indica la posibilidad de que un suceso, que tiene p probabilidad de ocurrir y n oportunidades de que ocurra, suceda exactamente x veces.

OBS

distribución binomial: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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