Binomial distribution

Activities: In-class, large group

• Polling a Population of 100 Hershey Kisses.  A bowl filled with 100 Hershey Kisses represents a population.  The color of the candy wrapper represents the opinion of the Kiss selected.  The class samples the population in an attempt to draw conclusions about Clinton's approval rating. Submitted by Laura J. Simon.

Activities: In-class, small group

• Binomial distribution.  Involves defining a binary categorical variable and performing an analysis on the variable. Submitted by Laura J. Simon.

Class lecture notes

• Binomial distribution.  An overview of the binomial distribution and other general probability distributions.  Submitted by Laura J. Simon
• Bernoulli trials.  An introduction to Bernoulli trials using the binomial distribution.  Submitted by Herb McGrath.

Videos

• Against All Odds: Inside Statistics Video 17:  Binomial Distributions.  Find out how to calculate the mean and standard deviation of binomial distributions, and see how the quincunx, a randomizing device at the Boston Museum of Science, illustrates concepts.  Addition rules for the means and variance of random variables are defined in an example predicting sick cell anemia.  (28:46 mins.)  Video available in Main Office and from Penn State AVS.