Calculating density of a binomial
If you flip 10 coins each with a 30% probability of coming up heads, what is the probability exactly 2 of them are heads?
This exercise is part of the course
Foundations of Probability in R
Exercise instructions
- Answer the above question using the
dbinom()
function. This function takes almost the same arguments asrbinom()
. The second and third arguments aresize
andprob
, but now the first argument isx
instead ofn
. Usex
to specify where you want to evaluate the binomial density. - Confirm your answer using the
rbinom()
function by creating a simulation of 10,000 trials. Put this all on one line by wrapping themean()
function around therbinom()
function.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Calculate the probability that 2 are heads using dbinom
# Confirm your answer with a simulation using rbinom