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Binomial distribution/pd or binomial cd?

What is the difference between binomial pd/ binomial distribution and binomial cd? And also when can use binomial distribution and when can you use binomial cd?
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Original post by Blue.1212
What is the difference between binomial pd/ binomial distribution and binomial cd? And also when can use binomial distribution and when can you use binomial cd?


The first gives you P(X = x)
The second give you P(X <= x)
You use one or the other depending on the needs of the question.
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Original post by old_engineer
The first gives you P(X = x)
The second give you P(X <= x)
You use one or the other depending on the needs of the question.

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