Approximations
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The calculation of individual probability terms from a Binomial distribution may cause some computational difficulties for large values of n. The same may be true for the Poisson distribution for large values of the mean. Under these circumstances the Normal distribution may be used as an approximation.
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Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet with interactive hyperlinks and activities.
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Approximations, Binomial distribution, Poison distribution, Normal distribution, Histogram, e-Stats