Binomial and Poisson Distributions
Binomial and Poisson Distributions: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Bernoulli Trials, Binomial Probability Distribution, Variance in Poisson Probability Distribution & Standard Deviation in Poisson Probability Distribution etc.
Important Questions on Binomial and Poisson Distributions
One hundred identical coins, each with probability of showing up heads are tossed once. If and the probability of heads showing on coins is equal to the probability of heads showing on coins, then value of is:

Fifteen coupons are numbered respectively. Seven coupons are selected at random one at a time with replacement. The probability that the largest number appearing on a selected coupon is is:

The probability that an event happens in one trial of an experiment is . Three independent trials of the experiment are performed. The probability that the event happens at least once is

If is the mean of a Poisson distribution, then

The discrete random variables and are independent from one another and are defined as and . Then the sum of the variances of and is

Which of the following is not a property of a Binomial distribution?

Find the expectation of number of heads in tosses of a fair coin.

For a binomial distribution with mean and variance Then the value of is

The probability of a man hitting a target is . the minimum number of times he must fire so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more then

For a binomial distribution ,mean, standard deviation, then

If the mean of a Poisson distribution is then the ratio is

If is a poisson variate such that then is

When employees with smart phones are randomly selected, use them for office purpose. The probability that out of users exactly of them use for office purpose is

If is a poisson variable such that then the mean of is ________

The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are and respectively. Then what is

If the sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution is and the sum of their squares is , then the number of independent trials is equal to

The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are and respectively, then the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution is

The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are and respectively, then the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution is

A boy is throwing stones at a target. The probability of hitting the target at any trial is . The probability of hitting the target for the time at the throw, is

One hundred identical coins, each with probability, p, of showing up heads are tossed once. If 0 < p < 1 and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to the probability of heads showing on 51 coins, then value of p is
