Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability
Binomial PDF Eye Color
Activity Overview
This activity involves binomial trials, distributions, and probabilities. Students can create the binomial distribution following the steps in Binomial_Pdf_Eye_Color_Create-84 document.
Objectives
- Students will identify a situation involving binomial trials.
- Students will observe that a binomial distribution is a function of both sample
size and the probability of a success. - Students will interpret a table of binomial probabilities.
- Student will answer probability questions using the graph of a binomial model for a
random variable involving binomial trials.
Vocabulary
- binomial distribution
- expected value
- probability
About the Lesson
Students will observe that a binomial distribution is a function of both sample size and the probability of a success. They will interpret a table of binomial probabilities and will answer probability questions using the graph of a binomial model for a random variable involving binomial trials.