BINOMDIST

BINOMDIST

Synopsis

BINOMDIST(n,trials,p,cumulative)

Description

BINOMDIST function returns the binomial distribution. n is the number of successes, trials is the total number of independent trials, p is the probability of success in trials, and cumulative describes whether to return the sum of the binomial function from 0 to n.

  • If n or trials are non-integer they are truncated.
  • If n < 0 or trials < 0 BINOMDIST returns #NUM! error.
  • If n > trials BINOMDIST returns #NUM! error.
  • If p < 0 or p > 1 BINOMDIST returns #NUM! error.
  • This function is Excel compatible.

Examples

BINOMDIST(3,5,0.8,0) equals 0.2048.

See also

POISSON.