Mathematics A-Level
Normal approximation to the binomial
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Using the Normal distribution to approximate the binomial when n is large and p is close to 0.5, with no continuity correction required.
Topics that use Normal approximation to the binomial
- N: Statistical distributions (AQA A-Level)
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