S2 CH1 Binomial Distributions 1.1 The binomial distribution-basic concept Question type 1- Use the formula Question type2: apply the model Question type2: apply the model !!! Cumulative probabilities Cumulative probabilities—key words Cumulative probabilities--summary P(X≤a) –use the Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables P(X<a)=P(X ≤a-1) P(X>a)=1-P(X ≤a) P(X≥a)=1-P(X ≤a-1) Cumulative probabilities-exercise application