Distribution of the variate Y

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May 4th 2009, 05:26 AM
Stats

Distribution of the variate Y

It X is binomially distributed with parameters n and p , what can you say about the distribution of variate
$<br /> Y_n = \frac{X-np}{\sqrt{npq}} \; \; as \qquad n \to \infty<br />$
May 4th 2009, 03:46 PM
mr fantastic

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Originally Posted by Stats

It X is binomially distributed with parameters n and p , what can you say about the distribution of variate
$<br /> Y_n = \frac{X-np}{\sqrt{npq}} \; \; as \qquad n \to \infty<br />$

Have you heard of the normal approximation to the binomial distribution?

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