The normal approximation to the binomial

被引：3

作者：

Proschan, Michael A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

来源：

AMERICAN STATISTICIAN | 2008年 / 62卷 / 01期

关键词：

Bernoulli random variables; binomial distribution; central limit theorem;

D O I：

10.1198/000313008X267848

中图分类号：

O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];

学科分类号：

020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;

摘要：

This note presents a heuristic derivation of the central limit theorem for Bernoulli random variables. While not a proof, it lends insight into why the normal distribution approximates the binomial.

引用

页码：62 / 63

页数：2

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