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BINOMDIST(number_s, trials, probability_s, cumulative) |
| Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability. |
| number_s | The number of successes out of the "trials". | |
| trials | The number of independent trials. | |
| probability_s | The probability of success on each trial. | |
| cumulative | True or False to specify the form of the function. |
| REMARKS |
| The "number_s" and "trials" are truncated to integers. | ||
| If "number_s" is not numeric, then #VALUE! is returned. | ||
| If "cumulative" = True, it returns the cumulative distribution function, which is the probability that there are at most "number_s" successes. | ||
| If "cumulative" = False, it returns the probability mass function, which is the probability that there are "number_s" successes. | ||
| If "number_s" < 0, then #NUM! is returned. | ||
| If "number_s" > "trials", then #NUM! is returned. | ||
| If "trials" is not numeric, then #VALUE! is returned. | ||
| If "probability_s" < 0, then #NUM! is returned. | ||
| If "probability_s" > 1, then #NUM! is returned. | ||
| If "probability_s" is not numeric, then #VALUE! is returned. | ||
| This function should be used when you have a fixed number of trials and the outcome of any trial can only be success or failure. | ||
| This function should be used when all the trials are independent and when the probability of success is constant throughout the experiment. | ||
| The accuracy of this function was improved in Excel 2003. For more information please refer to this Knowledge Base Article (827459). |
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