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BINOM.DIST function

Returns the binomial distribution probability of a number of successes in a number of trials.

Syntax

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

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
number_sRequiredThe number of successes
trialsRequiredThe number of trials
probability_sRequiredThe probability of success on each trial
cumulativeRequiredTRUE for the cumulative distribution, FALSE for the density

How to use BINOM.DIST

BINOM.DIST takes 4 required arguments. Type =BINOM.DIST( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

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=BINOM.DIST(6, 10, 0.5, FALSE)Result 0.205078125
=BINOM.DIST(6, 10, 0.5, TRUE)Result 0.828125

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