Question

The mean and variance, respectively, of a binomial distribution for n independent trials with the probability of success as p, are

Options :

  1. √(𝑛𝑝) , 𝑛𝑝(1 − 2𝑝)

  2. √(𝑛𝑝) , √(𝑛𝑝(1 −p))

  3. 𝑛𝑝 , 𝑛𝑝

  4. 𝑛𝑝 , 𝑛𝑝(1 − 𝑝)

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Answer :

𝑛𝑝 , 𝑛𝑝(1 − 𝑝)

Solution :

The binomial distribution of a random variable X is given by,

P(X = k) =  n C k p k q n k

where n is the number of observations, p is the probability of success & q is the probability of failure.

n C k p k q n k

Total probability, p + q = 1

q = 1 - p

Mean = np

Variance = npq = np(1 - p)

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