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Old 12-07-2004, 01:06 AM
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Default Re: standard deviation dealing cards

For n trials, this is the binomial distribution with p = .005.

Thus the standards deviation is sqrt(n*p*q) where q = 1-p.

However, do not try to use the normal approximation to the binimial unless N is very large (since is p is so small here).

Here's a link with more:

http://www.stat.wvu.edu/SRS/Modules/.../binomial.html
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