BINOM.DIST function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Syntax of BINOM.DIST function

BINOM.DIST(number_s,trials,probability_s,cumulative)

The BINOM.DIST function syntax has the following arguments:

• Number_s     Required. The number of successes in trials.
• Trials     Required. The number of independent trials.
• Probability_s     Required. The probability of success on each trial.
• Cumulative     Required. A logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, then BINOM.DIST returns the cumulative distribution function, which is the probability that there are at most number_s successes; if FALSE, it returns the probability mass function, which is the probability that there are number_s successes.

BINOM.DIST formula explanation

• Number_s and trials are truncated to integers.
• If number_s, trials, or probability_s is nonnumeric, BINOM.DIST returns the #VALUE! error value.
• If number_s < 0 or number_s > trials, BINOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.
• If probability_s < 0 or probability_s > 1, BINOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.
• The binomial probability mass function is:where:

  

  is COMBIN(n,x).

  The cumulative binomial distribution is:

  

Example of BINOM.DIST function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

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