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17: Observe the Relationship Between the Binomial and Normal Distributions

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Observe the Relationship between the Binomial and Normal Distribution

Try moving the top slider to change the sample size and the bottom slider to change the probability of success.  The histogram displays the binomial distribution with your chosen n and p and the curve shown represents the normal approximation to this binomial distribution.

n = 50

p = 0.5         μ = 25     σ = 3.54


This page titled 17: Observe the Relationship Between the Binomial and Normal Distributions is shared under a CC BY license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Larry Green.

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