probability_per_trial

A distribution parameter for the binomial distribution

Specification

  • Alias: prob_per_trial

  • Arguments: REALLIST

Description

The binomial distribution is typically used to predict the number of failures (or defective items or some type of event) in a total of n independent tests or trials, where each trial has the probability p of failing or being defective. Each particular test can be considered as a Bernoulli trial.