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Binomial Distributions

Binomial Distributions. IB Math SL1 - Santowski. The Binomial Setting. F ixed number of n trials I ndependence T wo possible outcomes: success or failure S ame probability of a success for each observation If it FITS , it’s binomial. Binomial example.

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Binomial Distributions

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  1. Binomial Distributions IB Math SL1 - Santowski

  2. The Binomial Setting • Fixed number of n trials • Independence • Two possible outcomes: success or failure • Same probability of a success for each observation • If it FITS, it’s binomial.

  3. Binomial example • The Binomial Distribution is the distribution of COUNTS. • It counts the number of successes in a certain number of trials. • Take the example of 5 coin tosses. What’s the probability that you flip exactly 3 heads in 5 coin tosses?

  4. Binomial distribution Solution: One way to get exactly 3 heads: HHHTT What’s the probability of this exact arrangement? P(heads)xP(heads) xP(heads)xP(tails)xP(tails) =(1/2)3x(1/2)2 Another way to get exactly 3 heads: THHHT Probability of this exact outcome = (1/2)1x (1/2)3x(1/2)1 = (1/2)3x(1/2)2

  5. Binomial distribution In fact, (1/2)3x(1/2)2 is the probability of each unique outcome that has exactly 3 heads and 2 tails. So, the overall probability of 3 heads and 2 tails is: (1/2)3x(1/2)2 + (1/2)3x(1/2)2+ (1/2)3x(1/2)2+ ….. for as many unique arrangements as there are—but how many are there??

  6. Outcome Probability THHHT (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HHHTT (1/2)3x(1/2)2 TTHHH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HTTHH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HHTTH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HTHHT (1/2)3x(1/2)2 THTHH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HTHTH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HHTHT (1/2)3x(1/2)2 THHTH (1/2)3x(1/2)2 HTHHT (1/2)3x(1/2)2 10 arrangements x (1/2)3x(1/2)2 The probability of each unique outcome (note: they are all equal) ways to arrange 3 heads in 5 trials 5C3 = 5!/3!2! = 10

  7. P(3 heads and 2 tails) = x P(heads)3 x P(tails)2 = 10 x (½)5=31.25%

  8. Binomial distribution function:X= the number of heads tossed in 5 coin tosses p(x) p(x) x 0 1 3 4 5 2 number of heads number of heads

  9. Example 2 As voters exit the polls on Nov. 4, you ask a representative random sample of 6 voters if they voted for Obama. If the true percentage of voters who vote for Obama on Nov. 4 is 55.1%, what is the probability that, in your sample, exactly 2 voted for Obama and 4 did not?

  10. ways to arrange 2 Obama votes among 6 voters P(2 yes votes exactly) = x (.551)2x(.449)4= 18.5% Solution: Outcome Probability OONNNN = (.551)2x(.449)4 NOONNN (.449)1x (.551)2x(.449)3= (.551)2x(.449)4 NNOONN (.449)2x (.551)2x(.449)2= (.551)2x(.449)4 NNNOON (.449)3x (.551)2x(.449)1= (.551)2x(.449)4 NNNNOO (.449)4x (.551)2= (.551)2x(.449)4 . . 15 arrangements x (.551)2x(.449)4

  11. n = number of trials 1-p = probability of failure p = probability of success X = # successes out of n trials Binomial distribution, generally Note the general pattern emerging if you have only two possible outcomes (call them 1/0 or yes/no or success/failure) in n independent trials, then the probability of exactly X “successes”=

  12. Definitions: Binomial • Binomial: Suppose that n independent experiments, or trials, are performed, where n is a fixed number, and that each experiment results in a “success” with probability p and a “failure” with probability 1-p. The total number of successes, X, is a binomial random variable with parameters n and p. • We write: X ~ Bin (n, p) {reads: “X is distributed binomially with parameters n and p} • And the probability that X=r (i.e., that there are exactlyr successes) is:

  13. What’s the difference between binompdf and binomcdf? • If we were looking for the probability of getting 6 heads out of 10 tosses, then binompdf only finds the likelihood of getting 6 successes. • Binomcdf adds up all the probability of successes up to that certain number, 6 in this case, of successes, starting from 0 to k.

  14. Binomial distribution: example • If I toss a coin 20 times, what’s the probability of getting exactly 10 heads?

  15. Binomial distribution: example • If I toss a coin 20 times, what’s the probability of getting exactly 10 heads?

  16. Binomial distribution: example • If I toss a coin 20 times, what’s the probability of getting of getting 2 or fewer heads?

  17. Binomial distribution: example • If I toss a coin 20 times, what’s the probability of getting of getting 2 or fewer heads?

  18. Note: the variance will always lie between 0*N-.25 *N p(1-p) reaches maximum at p=.5 P(1-p)=.25 **All probability distributions are characterized by an expected value and a variance: IfX follows a binomial distribution with parameters n and p: X ~ Bin (n, p) Then: x= E(X) = np x2 =Var (X) = np(1-p) x2 =SD (X)=

  19. Practice problems • You are performing a study. If the probability of developing disease in the exposed group is .05 for the study duration, then if you sample (randomly) 500 exposed people, what’s the probability that at most 10 exposed people develop the disease?

  20. Answer What’s the probability that at most 10 exposed subjects develop the disease? This is asking for a CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY: the probability of 0 getting the disease or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or up to 10. P(X≤10) = P(X=0) + P(X=1) + P(X=2) + P(X=3) + P(X=4)+….+ P(X=10)=

  21. Exploring “Shortcuts” • Take the example of 5 tosses of a coin. What’s the probability that you get 3 heads in the 5 tosses? • Or getting at least 2 heads?

  22. A brief distraction: Pascal’s Triangle Trick You’ll rarely calculate the binomial by hand. However, it is good to know how to … Pascal’s Triangle Trick for calculating binomial coefficients Recall from math in your past that Pascal’s Triangle is used to get the coefficients for binomial expansion… For example, to expand: (p + q)5  The powers follow a set pattern: p5 + p4q1 + p3q2 + p2q3+ p1q4+ q5 But what are the coefficients?  • Use Pascal’s Magic Triangle…

  23. Edges are all 1’s 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 To get the coefficient for expanding to the 5th power, use the row that starts with 5. Add the two numbers in the row above to get the number below, e.g.: 3+1=4; 5+10=15 (p + q)5 = 1p5 + 5p4q1 + 10p3q2 + 10p2q3+ 5p1q4+ 1q5 Pascal’s Triangle

  24. X P(X) 0 1 2 3 4 5 From line 5 of Pascal’s triangle! Same coefficients for X~Bin(5,p) For example, X=# heads in 5 coin tosses:

  25. P(X=0) P(X=1) P(X=2) P(X=3) P(X=4) P(X=5) Relationship between binomial probability distribution and binomial expansion

  26. Practice problems If the probability of being a smoker among a group of cases with lung cancer is .6, what’s the probability that in a group of 8 cases you have: • Three smokers • less than 2 smokers? • More than 5?

  27. Answer 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1

  28. 0 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Answer, continued

  29. P(>5)=.21+.09+.0168 = .3168 P(<2)=.00065 + .008 = .00865 0 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Answer, continued E(X) = 8 (.6) = 4.8 Var(X) = 8 (.6) (.4) =1.92 StdDev(X) = 1.38

  30. Examples • Suppose a die is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 fours?

  31. Examples - Solution • Suppose a die is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 fours? • Solution: This is a binomial experiment in which the number of trials is equal to 5, the number of successes is equal to 2, and the probability of success on a single trial is 1/6 or about 0.167. Therefore, the binomial probability is: • binompdf(5, 0.167,2) = 5C2 * (1/6)2 * (5/6)3 • binompdf(5, 0.167,2) = 0.161

  32. Examples • A cumulative binomial probability refers to the probability that the binomial random variable falls within a specified range (e.g., is greater than or equal to a stated lower limit and less than or equal to a stated upper limit). • For example, we might be interested in the cumulative binomial probability of obtaining 45 or fewer heads in 100 tosses of a coin

  33. Examples - Solution • For example, we might be interested in the cumulative binomial probability of obtaining 45 or fewer heads in 100 tosses of a coin • This would be the sum of all these individual binomial probabilities. • b(x < 45; 100, 0.5) = b(x = 0; 100, 0.5) + b(x = 1; 100, 0.5) + ... + b(x = 44; 100, 0.5) + b(x = 45; 100, 0.5)

  34. Examples • The probability that a student is accepted to a prestigeous college is 0.3. If 5 students from the same school apply, what is the probability that at most 2 are accepted?

  35. Examples - Solution • The probability that a student is accepted to a prestigeous college is 0.3. If 5 students from the same school apply, what is the probability that at most 2 are accepted? • Solution: To solve this problem, we compute 3 individual probabilities, using the binomial formula. The sum of all these probabilities is the answer we seek. Thus, • b(x < 2; 5, 0.3) = b(x = 0; 5, 0.3) + b(x = 1; 5, 0.3) + b(x = 2; 5, 0.3) • b(x < 2; 5, 0.3) = 0.1681 + 0.3601 + 0.3087 • b(x < 2; 5, 0.3) = 0.8369

  36. Examples • If a student randomly guesses at five multiple-choice questions, find the probability that the student gets exactly three correct.  Each question has five possible choices.

  37. Examples - Solutions • If a student randomly guesses at five multiple-choice questions, find the probability that the student gets exactly three correct.  Each question has five possible choices. • Solution • In this case n = 5, X = 3, and p = 1/5, since there is one chance in five of guessing a correct answer.  Then,

  38. Examples •  A survey from Teenage Research Unlimited (Northbrook, Ill.) found that 30% of teenage consumers receive their spending money from part-time jobs.  If five teenagers are selected at random, find the probability that at least three of them will have part-time jobs.

  39. A survey from Teenage Research Unlimited (Northbrook, Ill.) found that 30% of teenage consumers receive their spending money from part-time jobs.  If five teenagers are selected at random, find the probability that at least three of them will have part-time jobs. To find the probability that at least three have a part-time job, it is necessary to find the individual probabilities for either 3, 4, or 5 and then add them to get the total probability. Hence, P(at least three teenagers have part-time jobs) = 0.132 + 0.028 + 0.002 = 0.162 Examples - Solutions

  40. Homework • Ex 29E, Q1-9 • More Examples

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