When dealing with the binomial distribution, why are the possible values for the random variable always 0,1,2,3,…,n where n is the number of trials or sample size? Why can't we use negative values, or fractions, or numbers greater than n?​

Dolly Robinson

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2021-03-06

When dealing with the binomial distribution, why are the possible values for the random variable always 0,1,2,3,…,n where n is the number of trials or sample size? Why can't we use negative values, or fractions, or numbers greater than n?​

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The possible values of random variable is the number of successes in n trials. The number of successes cannot be more than number of trials. Maximum will be equal to number of trials n and minimum will be 0 successes. Number of success cannot be a negative value, a fraction (or decimal) or a value greater than n.
Example: Consider flipping a coin 5 times and success is defined as getting a tail. Number of tails cannot be a negative value. It cannot be more than 5 also The possible values of number of tails (here the success of the experiment) are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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