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binomial distribution

binomial distribution A binomial distribution is a probability distribution for situations with two possible outcomes.

A binomial distribution is a probability distribution for situations with two possible outcomes. In research, it is used to model rates such as cumulative incidence and prevalence, and the Bernoulli distribution is a special case of it.

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