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Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Distribution

Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Distribution are the fundamental topics in the study of probability and probability distributions. Bernoulli’s Trials are those trials in probability where only two possible outcomes are Success and Failure or True and False. Due to this fact of two possible outcomes, it is also called the Binomial Trial .

Binomial Distribution is the sequence of independent experiments with each experiment being a binomial trial. In this article, we are going to discuss the Bernoulli Trials in detail with the related theorems as well. Also, we will study the Binomial Distribution after the understanding Bernoulli Trial.

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Bernoulli’s Trials Definition

Examples of bernoulli’s trials, bernoulli’s trials theorem, binomial distribution definition, examples of binomial distribution, formula for probability in binomial distribution, mean and variance of binomial distribution, important things to remember about binomial distribution, generalization of bernoulli’s distribution: multinomial distribution.

Bernoulli’s trials are a type of experiment where you repeat the same thing over and over again independently. Each time, you’re looking for a specific outcome, which we call event A. The chance of this outcome happening is the same each time you do the experiment, no matter how many times you repeat it.

Experiment itself only has two possible outcomes, either event ‘A’ happens, or it doesn’t. It’s like flipping a coin where you can either get heads or tails.

The idea of Bernoulli’s trials comes from Jacob Bernoulli, a famous mathematician from Switzerland who came up with the concept way back in the 17th century. People use Bernoulli’s trials a lot in math and statistics to understand things that happen in the real world. For example, if you wanted to figure out the odds of getting heads or tails when flipping a coin, you could use Bernoulli’s trials.

Some of the examples of Bernoulli’s trials are as follows:

The most common example of the Bernoulli trials is flipping a coin . Each flip of the coin has only two possible outcomes: Heads and Tails. If we consider the Head to be a success, then automatically the tail becomes a failure and vice versa is also true.
Other than this, rolling a die to get a specific number is also an example of Bernoulli’s Trials. Here if consider getting a desired number to be a success then any other outcome other than the desired number becomes a failure. In this case, each roll of the dice is a Bernoulli’s Trial.
Checking emails: Suppose you have an inbox full of emails, and you want to check whether a particular email has arrived or not. Each time you check your inbox, you’re looking for the same event, which is the arrival of that particular email. Checking your inbox is also an example of a Bernoulli trial.
Flipping a light switch: Suppose you have a light switch that may either turn on or off, and you want to see if it works. Each time you flip the switch, you’re conducting a Bernoulli’s trial, and you’re looking for a particular event, which is whether the light turns on or not.

The following theorem gives the probability of success r number of times in n number of trials and its statement is as follows:

Statement: If the probability of occurrence of an event (probability of success) in a single trial of Bernoulli’s experiment is p, then the probability that the event occurs exactly r times out of n independent trials is equal to n C r q n – r p r , where q = 1 – p , the probability of failure of the event.

To summarize the above theorem,

Probability of r success in n Trials = n C r q n – r p r

where,

p is the Probability of Success,
q = 1 – p is the Probability of Failure,
n is the Number of Independent trials, and
r is the number of times an event occurred.

Getting exactly r successes means getting r successes and (n – r) failures simultaneously. ∴ P(getting r successes and n – r failures) = q n – r p r (since the n trials are independent) [By Multiplication Theorem ] The trials, from which the successes are obtained, are not specified. There are n C r ways of choosing r trials for successes. Once the r trials are chosen for successes, the remaining (n – r) trials should result in failures. These n C r ways are mutually exclusive. In each of these n C r ways, P(getting exactly r successes) = q n – r p r Therefore, by the addition theorem, the required probability = n C r q n – r p r

Binomial Distribution is a probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a fixed number of independent binomial trials i.e., each trial can only result in either a success or a failure.

Some examples of Binomial Distribution are as follows:

For example, in Binomial Distribution, suppose a company sends out 1000 emails and the probability for a recipient to open that email is 0.2. Then the number of people who open the emails can be modelled by a binomial distribution with n = 100 and p = 0.2
Another example of this distribution includes tossing a coin. Suppose you toss a fair coin 10 times and you want to know the probability of getting exactly 5 heads. This is an example of a binomial distribution with n=10 (number of trials) and p=0.5 (probability of success).
Let’s consider one more example of binomial distribution i.e., voting. Suppose you conduct a survey of 1000 people and ask them whether they support a certain candidate. If the probability of someone supporting the candidate is 0.6, you can model the number of people who support the candidate using a binomial distribution with n=1000 and p=0.6.

Let A be some event associated with a random experiment E, such that P(A) = p and P(A’) = q = 1 – p. Assuming that p remains the same for all repetitions, if we consider n independent repetitions ( or trials ) of E and if the random variable (RV)X denotes the number of times the event A has occurred then X is called a binomial random variable with parameters n and p or we can say that X follows a binomial distribution with parameters n and p, or symbolically B(n, p). Obviously, the possible values that X can take, are 0, 1, 2,…., n. Then the probability mass function of a binomial random variable is given by

P(X = r) = n C r q n – r p r

P(X = r) is the probability of getting exactly r successes,
n is the number of total trials,
r is the number of successes in n Trials,
p is the probability of success,
q is the probability of failure, and
p + q = 1 and r = 0, 1, 2, …, n

Example: Calculate the probability of getting exactly five heads when a coin is tossed 10 times.

As we know, P(X = k) = n C r × p r × (1-p) n-r n = 10, r = 5, and p = 0.5 Plugging in the values, you get: P(X = 5) = 10 C 5 × (0.5) 5 × (1-0.5) 10 – 5 ⇒ P(X = 5) = 252 × 0.03125 × 0.03125 ⇒ P(X = 5) = 0.24609375 ≈ 0.246 So the probability of getting exactly five heads when flipping a fair coin ten times is about 0.246, or 24.6%.

Mean or Expected value of a binomial distribution is given by the following formula:

Mean = μ = np

and variance or measure of a binomial distribution is given by the following formula:

Variance = σ 2 = np(1-p)

n is Total Number of Trials
p is Probability of Success

There are some important things related to binomial distribution to which we need to pay more attention. Some of those things are as follows:

Binomial distribution is a legitimate probability distribution since

[Tex]\bold{\sum_{r=0}^n P(X=r)=\sum_{r=0}^n nCrq^{n-r}p^r=(q+p)^n=1}[/Tex]

Mean of the Binomial Distribution is given by:

[Tex]\bold{E(x)=\sum_{r} x_{r}p_{r}=np}[/Tex]

[Tex]\bold{E(x^2)=\sum_{r}x_{r}^2p_{r}}[/Tex]

Variance of the Binomial Distribution is given by:

[Tex]\bold{Var(x)=E(x^2)-{{E(x)}}^2=npq}[/Tex]

If A 1 , A 2 , . . , A k are exhaustive and mutually exclusive events associated with a random experiment such that, P(A i occurs) = p i where,

p 1 + p 2 +. . . + p k = 1, and if the experiment is repeated n times, then the probability A 1 occurs r 1 times, A 2 occurs r 2 times, . . . . , A k occurs r k times is given by:

P n (r 1 , r 2, . . . , r k ) = [Tex]\frac{n!}{r_{1}! r_{2}! . . . r_{k}!} \ p_{1}^{r_{1}}\times p_{2}^{r_{2}}\times. . .\times p_{k}^{r_{k}}[/Tex]

r 1 + r 2 + …+ r k = n

r 1 trials in which the event A 1 occurs can be chosen from the n trials n C r ways. The remaining (n – r 1 ) trials are left over for the other events.

r 2 trials in which the event A 2 occurs can be chosen from the (n – r 1 ) trials in (n – r1) C r2 ways.

r 3 trials in which the event A 3 occurs can be chosen from the (n – r 1 – r 2 ) trials in (n – r1 – r2) C r3 ways, and so on.

Therefore, the number of ways in which the events A 1 , A 2 , …, A k can happen:

n C r1 × (n − r1 ) C r2 × (n −r1 − r2) C r3 × (n−r1 − r1 – …− rk − 1) C rk = n!/(r 1 !r 2 ! . . . r 3 !)

Consider any one of the above ways in which the events A 1 , A 2 , . . ., A k occurs.

Since, n trials are independent, r 1 + r 2 + . . . +r k trials are also independent.

∴ P(A 1 occurs r 1 times, A 2 occurs r 2 times, . . . , A k occurs r k times) = p 1 r 1 × p 2 r 2 × . . . × p k r k

Since the ways in which the events happen are mutually exclusive, the required probability is given by

P n (r 1 , r 2 , . . . , r k ) = [Tex] \frac{n!}{r_{1}! r_{2}! . . . r_{k}!}\times \ p_{1} ^{r_{1}}\times p_{2}^{r_{2}}\times… \times p_{k}^{r_{k}}[/Tex]

Binomial Theorem Binomial Random Variables Binomial Standard Deviation

Solved Problems of Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Distribution

Problem 1: A coin is tossed an infinite number of times. If the probability of a head in a single toss is p, show that the probability that the kth head is obtained at the nth tossing, but not earlier is (n−1) C k−1 p k q n−k , where q = 1 – p.

K heads should be obtained at the nth tossing, but not earlier. Therefore, (k – 1) heads must be obtained in the first (n – 1) tosses and 1 head must be obtained at the nth toss. Required Probability = P[(k – 1) heads in (n – 1) tosses] × P(1 head in 1 toss)] = (n−1) C k−1 p k-1 q n−k x p

Problem 2: If at least 1 child in a family with 2 children, is a boy then what is the probability that both children are boys?

p = Probability that a child is a boy = 1/2. ∴ q = 1 – p = 1/2 and n = 2 ⇒ P (at least one boy) = p (exactly 1 boy) + p (exactly 2 boys) ⇒ P (at least one boy) = [Tex]2C_{1}\frac{1}{2}^2 + 2C_{2}\frac{1}{2}^2 [/Tex] ⇒ P (at least one boy) = 3/4 ∴ Required probability = P (both are boys)/P (at least 1 boy) ⇒ Required probability = (1/4)/(3/4) = 1/3

Problem 3: Out of 800 families with 4 children each, how many families would be expected to have

(i) 2 boys and 2 girls,

(ii) at least 1 boy,

(iii) at most 2 girls,

(iv) children of both sexes.

(Assume equal probabilities for boys and girls.)

Considering each child as a trial, n = 4. Assuming that birth of a boy is a success, p = 1/2, and q = 1/2. Let X denote the number of successes(boys). (i) P (2 boys and 2 girls) = P (X = 2) ⇒ P (X = 2) = [Tex]4C_{2} \times (\frac{1}{2})^2 \times (\frac{1}{2})^{4-2} [/Tex] ⇒ P (X = 2) [Tex]=6 \times(\frac{1}{2})^4=\frac{3}{8} [/Tex] Thus, No. of families having 2 boys and 2 girls = N×P(X = 2) [Where, N is the total no. of families considered] ⇒ Required No. of Families = [Tex]800 \times \frac{3}{8}=300 [/Tex] (ii) P (at least 1 boy) = P (X ≥ 1) ⇒ P (X ≥ 1) = P (X = 1) + P ( X = 2) + P (X = 3) + P (X = 4) ⇒ P (X ≥ 1) = 1 – P (X = 0) ⇒ P (X ≥ 1) = [Tex]1-4C_{0} \times(\frac{1}{2})^0\times(\frac{1}{2})^4=1-\frac{1}{16}=\frac{15}{16} [/Tex] Thus, No. of families having at least 1 boy = N×P(X ≥ 1) ⇒ Required No. of Families = [Tex]800 \times \frac{15}{16}=750 [/Tex] (iii) P (at most 2 girls) = P (exactly 0 girl, 1 girl or 2 girls) ⇒ P (at most 2 girls) = P (X = 4, X = 3 or X = 2) ⇒ P (at most 2 girls) = [Tex]1-(4C_{0} \times (\frac{1}{2})^4+4C_{1} \times(\frac{1}{2})^4)=\frac{11}{16}[/Tex] Thus, No. of families having at most 2 girls = [Tex]800 \times \frac{11}{16}=550[/Tex] (iv) P(children of both sexes) ⇒ P (children of both sexes) = 1 – P (children of same sex) ⇒ P (children of both sexes) = 1 – {P (all are boys) + P (all are girls)} ⇒ P (children of both sexes) = 1 – {P (X = 4) + P (X = 0)} ⇒ P (children of both sexes) = [Tex]1-(4C_{4} \times(\frac{1}{2})^4 + 4C_{0}\times(\frac{1}{2})^4)[/Tex] ⇒ P (children of both sexes) = [Tex]1-\frac{1}{8} = \frac{7}{8}[/Tex] Thus, No. of families having children of both sexes = [Tex]800\times\frac{7}{8} = 700[/Tex]

Problem 4: Ten coins are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at least seven heads?

Solution:

p = Probability of getting a head = 1/2
q = Probability of not getting a head = 1 – p = 1/2

Probability of getting x heads in a random throw of 10 coins is:

p(x) = [Tex]10C_{x}\times\frac{1}{2}^x\times\frac{1}{2}^{10-x}=10C_{x}\times\frac{1}{2}^{10}[/Tex] ; x = 0, 1, 2, . . ., 10

Therefore, probability of getting at least seven heads is given by:

P(X ≥ 7) = P(7) + P(8) + P(9) + P(10)

⇒ P(X ≥ 7) = [Tex]\frac{1}{2}^{10}( 10C_{7} + 10C_{8} + 10C_{9} + 10C_{10})[/Tex]

⇒ P(X ≥ 7) = 176/1024 = 11/64

FAQs on Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Distribution

What is a bernoulli trial.

For a finite number of trials when the probability of success or failure remains the same for all the Trials, then the trial(experiment) is called Bernoulli’s trial.

What is Binomial Distribution?

A binomial distribution is a probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials, where each trial can result in only two possible outcomes, usually referred to as success or failure.

What are the Characteristics of Binomial Distribution?

Characteristics of a binomial distribution include: Number of trials, n, is fixed. Each trial is independent of the others. Probability of success, p, is constant across all trials. Outcomes of each trial are mutually exclusive (only one outcome can occur per trial). Probability of success, p, and the probability of failure, q (which is equal to 1-p), add up to 1.

What is the Formula for the Probability of Binomial Distribution?

Formula for probability of binomial distribution is giver as follows: P(X = r) = n C r q n – r p r

What is the Mean of a Binomial Distribution?

Mean of the binomial distribution is given by the following formula: μ = np

What is the Variance of Binomial Distribution?

Variance of a binomial distribution is given as follows: σ 2 = np(1-p)

What is the Difference between Binomial Distribution and Normal Distribution?

Basic difference between the binomial distribution and the normal distribution is that the binomial distribution is discrete, while the normal distribution is continuous.

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Chapter 7: Integrals

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Chapter 8: Applications of Integrals

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Chapter 9: Differential Equations

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How To Explain Bernoulli's Theorem Experiment To Kids

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How to Explain Bernoulli's Theorem Experiment to Kids. Bernoulli's Theorem, also known as Bernoulli's Principle, states that an increase in the speed of moving air or a flowing fluid is accompanied by a decrease in the air or fluid's pressure. This theorem can be explained to kids via a simple experiment with a plastic bottle and a ping pong ball. Follow these steps to explain Bernoulli's Theorem to kids.

Prepare the plastic soda or water bottle for the experiment. Use your scissors to cut off the top portion of the plastic bottle. You will want to use the spout or mouthpiece of the bottle plus about two inches of the bottle. Discard the bottom portion of the bottle.

Place the ping pong ball in the plastic bottle and blow upward through the bottle's mouthpiece. You will note that you cannot blow the ball out of the plastic bottle due to Bernoulli's Theorem. In fact, you will note that the harder you blow on the plastic ball, the tighter the ball stays in the plastic bottle.

Talk to the kids about airflow around a curved surface such as a ping pong ball. When a ball or other curved object is placed in an air stream (such as in Step 2), the air will increase its speed as it moves around the outside of the ball. This happens because the air has to travel a further distance to get around the ball and meet back up on the other side of the ball.

Mention the connection between air speed and air pressure that is at the center of Bernoulli's Theorem. When the air increases its speed as it moves around the ball, the air pressure around the ball also drops. In the places where the air moves the fastest, the air pressure is also the lowest.

Explain that the low air pressure around the ball pulls the ball into the plastic bottle. When you or a student blows hard on the ball, you increase the speed of the air around the ball. This also causes the air pressure to decrease, which then pulls the ball even further down into the plastic bottle.

Things Needed

Plastic water or soda bottle
Ping pong ball

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Bernoulli’s Principle Ping-Pong Ball Experiment For Kids

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Bernoulli Principle For Kids: Ping Pong Ball & Funnel Trick

What can ping pong balls, straws and funnels teach kids about the reasons why planes and birds can fly? A lot, especially when they’re used as part of a Bernoulli Principle experiment!

As with all children’s introductions to the science world, the Bernoulli Principle is best taught hands-on. Many young people enjoy kinesthetic learning because it allows them to apply what’s being taught immediately. Plus, it’s just plain fun for both educators and learners.

Below is a ping pong ball science experiment for kids you can do at home or in your classroom. If you’re teaching students online, you can have your learners gather the easy-to-find materials for this experiment and follow the steps together. But first, you may want a refresher on the Bernoulli Principle and why it’s important.

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A Quick Background on Bernoulli’s Principle

Daniel Bernoulli was an 18th-century mathematician from Europe. Over his years of studying the dynamics of fluids, he discovered and named what has become known as the Bernoulli Principle. His principle, as outlined in his literary classic “Hydrodynamica,” explains that as the speed of a fluid passes over and around an item, it causes different pressures that affect the item. Fast speeds produce low pressures, whereas slow speeds produce higher pressures.

Because air is a type of fluid, Bernoulli’s Principle clarifies the basic reason why an eagle or sparrow stays in the air. As air rushes over and under the bird’s wings, the pressure on the wings changes. The faster the air passes across the wings, the more lift the bird will have. Lift allows the bird to soar and maintain flight.

Bringing Bernoulli’s Principle to Life With a Ping Pong Ball and Funnel Experiment

When you’re ready to start teaching your kids the Bernoulli Principle, gather the following materials for each child:

One ping pong ball
One bendable drinking straw

(Note: Though children can share ping pong balls, they should not share straws or un-sanitized funnels for hygienic reasons.)

Once everyone’s prepared, you can embark on two basic experiments.

Ping Pong Ball Bernoulli Experiment

First, ask the kids to bend their straws into an “L” shape and position the straw with the short part of the “L” pointing upward. They can then balance the ping pong ball onto the short part of the “L”.

Blowing into the straw firmly and continuously, the children should try to keep the ping pong ball in place. The faster and more consistently they blow, the easier it will be to avoid losing the ball. The ping pong ball will hover in the rushing air. This demonstrates how fast air puts pressure on the ball.

This is a terrific chance for you to ask your kids the following questions:

Why did the ping pong ball stay in place?
Were you surprised by anything that happened during your experiment with the Bernoulli Principle?
What do you predict would happen if you tried this with a heavier ball, like a golf ball?

Bernoulli’s Principle Funnel Experiment

After discussing what just happened, ask the kids to put the ping pong ball into the wide end of the funnel. As they did with the straw experiment, they should blow into the funnel from below. They will find that the ball does not move up. Instead, it remains trapped in the funnel because the air pressure around the ball (which is moving rapidly) is lower than the air pressure above the ball (which is coming from the static air in the room).

To follow up, initiate some conversation by asking:

What was the difference between the straw and funnel experiments?
Were you able to move the ping pong ball at all?
Did you try different ways of breathing into the funnel? If so, what was the result?
Can you think of other ways to test the principle?

Congratulations. You’ve introduced your learners to Bernoulli’s Principle!

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Harness the Science of Bernoulli Trials for Better Outcomes

Welcome to this step-by-step tutorial on the Bernoulli Trials. Whether you’re a student new to probability theory or someone looking to refresh their understanding, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll break down the Bernoulli Trials, explore their significance, and provide practical examples to make this concept crystal clear.

Understanding Bernoulli Trials

What are bernoulli trials.

Bernoulli Trials are a fundamental concept in probability theory. At their core, they represent a series of experiments with only two possible outcomes: success and failure. These trials are named after the Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli, who made significant contributions to the field of probability.

Imagine flipping a coin: it can land either heads (success) or tails (failure). Each flip is a Bernoulli Trial, making this concept applicable in various real-life scenarios, from medical tests to quality control in manufacturing.

Probability of Success and Failure

In a Bernoulli Trial, we define two probabilities:

\( p \) Probability of Success : This is the likelihood of the desired outcome (success) occurring in a single trial.
\(q\) Probability of Failure : This is the likelihood of the undesired outcome (failure) occurring in a single trial. It is calculated as \( q = 1-p \).

These two probabilities sum to \(1\), meaning that in a Bernoulli Trial, there are only two possible outcomes and one of them is certain to happen.

The Binomial Distribution

The binomial experiment.

While a single Bernoulli Trial is informative, real-world scenarios often involve multiple trials. This is where the binomial distribution comes into play. A binomial experiment consists of a fixed number of independent Bernoulli Trials, each with the same probability of success \(p\).

For example, suppose you’re conducting a quality check on a production line, and you want to know how many defective items you’ll encounter in a batch. Each item’s inspection is a Bernoulli Trial, and the batch’s overall quality check is a binomial experiment.

Binomial Probability Formula

The key to understanding the binomial distribution is the binomial probability formula:

\( P(X = k) = _nC_k \times p^k \times q^{n-k} \)

Here’s what each component means:

\( P(X = k) \) represents the probability of getting exactly \(k\) successes in n trials.
\( _nC_k \) is the binomial coefficient , calculated as \( \displaystyle \frac{n!} {k!(n-k)!} \).
\( p^k \) denotes the probability of \( k \) successes.
\( q^{n-k} \) is the probability of \( n-k \) failures.

Step-by-Step Bernoulli Trials Tutorial

Now, let’s dive into a practical step-by-step tutorial to understand and work with the Bernoulli Trials.

Setting Up a Bernoulli Trial

Define Your Experiment : Start by clearly defining your experiment and what constitutes a success and a failure. For instance, in a medical test, a positive result might indicate success (presence of a disease), while a negative result is a failure (no disease).
Determine the Probability of Success \(p \) : Calculate or determine the probability of success in a single trial. This might be based on historical data or theoretical estimates.
Find the Probability of Failure \(q\) : Calculate the probability of failure \(q\) using \(q = 1-p\).

Calculating Probabilities

Now that you’ve set up your Bernoulli Trial, let’s calculate some probabilities.

Example 1: Coin Toss

Let’s say you’re flipping a fair coin \(p = 0.5\) three times. What’s the probability of getting exactly two heads (successes)?

Using the binomial probability formula: \( P(X = 2) = _3C_2 \times 0.5^2 \times 0.5^{3-2} = 3 \times 0.25 \times 0.5 = 0.375 \)

So, there’s a \( 37.5\% \) chance of getting exactly two heads in three coin flips.

Example 2: Medical Test

In a medical test for a rare disease, the probability of a false positive (failure) is \( 0.1 (q = 0.1) \). If you take the test five times, what’s the probability of getting at least one false positive result?

Using the complement rule \(1-\)probability of no false positives: \(P(X >= 1) = 1-P(X = 0) \)

Calculate \(P(X = 0)\) using the binomial probability formula: \(P(X = 0) = _5C_0 \times 0.1^0 \times 0.9^5 = 0.9^5 \approx 0.59049 \)

Now, calculate \( P(X >= 1): P(X >= 1) = 1-0.59049 \approx 0.40951 \)

So, there’s approximately a \( 40.95\% \) chance of getting at least one false positive result in five tests.

Cumulative Probabilities

Cumulative probabilities are essential in statistical analysis. They help answer questions like, “What’s the probability of getting two or more successes in five trials?”

To find cumulative probabilities, you calculate the probability of each possible outcome and add them together.

Real-Life Applications

Applications in healthcare.

Bernoulli Trials are commonly used in healthcare for diagnostic tests. They help assess the accuracy of medical tests and estimate the likelihood of false positives and false negatives. Understanding the Bernoulli Trials is crucial for healthcare professionals and statisticians working on medical research.

Quality Control in Manufacturing

In manufacturing, Bernoulli Trials are used to check the quality of products. For instance, a quality control inspector might use the Bernoulli Trials to determine the likelihood of finding defective items in a batch. This helps maintain product quality and minimize defects.

Common Pitfalls and Errors

Misinterpretation of probabilities.

One common pitfall is misinterpreting probabilities. It’s essential to understand that the probability of a single trial might not apply directly to a series of trials. Each trial is independent, and the overall probability can vary.

Sample Size Considerations

Sample size matters. A larger sample size leads to more accurate results. When working with Bernoulli Trials, consider whether your sample size is sufficient to draw meaningful conclusions.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully demystified Bernoulli Trials and learned how to apply them in real-life scenarios. These trials are a fundamental tool in probability theory, and understanding them opens doors to solving a wide range of problems. Remember, practice makes perfect, so keep experimenting with Bernoulli Trials to master this concept fully.

Additional Resources

For further exploration, consider these additional resources to enhance your knowledge of Bernoulli Trials and probability theory:

Recommended textbooks on probability theory and statistics.
Online courses and tutorials on probability and statistics.
Probability software tools for conducting simulations and calculations.

Happy experimenting with Bernoulli Trials, and may you always make the right call in your probability calculations!

Bernoulli Trial is an experiment in which the outcome is either a SUCCESS or a FAILURE. SUCCESS means that you are getting the result that you’re counting, but it does not necessarily mean the traditional meaning of triumph or prosperity.

The probability of each outcome is independent of the results of the previous trial. The probability of each possible outcome is the same for each trial. One example of a Bernoulli trial is the coin-tossing experiment, which results in either head or tail.

The Bernoulli trials, named by Jacques (Jacob) Bernoulli, born in Switzerland, is one of the simplest yet most important random processes in probability.

A sequence of Bernoulli Trials satisfies the following assumptions:

Each trial has two possible outcomes, called SUCCESS or FAILURE.
The trials are independent, meaning that they do not influence each other.
On each trial, the probability of success is \( x \), and the probability of failure is \( 1-x \).

Example Cases

Determine which can be defined as a Bernoulli trial.

It rolls a die and records the number that comes up.

No, because the outcome is \( 1, \ 2, \ 3, \ 4, \ 5 \) or \( 6 \).

It rolls a die five times and records the number of \(3\)s that come up.

Yes, because the outcome is either \( 3 \) or not \( 3 \).

Spinning a spinner numbered \(1\) to \(8\) and recording the obtained number.

No, because the outcome is more than two.

Tossing a coin seven times and recording the number of heads obtained.

Yes, the outcome is either a head or a tail.

Drawing a card five times from a fair deck without replacement and recording the number of red cards.

No, the outcome is dependent because each trial’s probabilities are different.

Drawing a card five times from a fair deck with replacement and recording the number of black cards.

Yes, the outcome is independent and is either red or black.

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Testing Bernoulli: a simple experiment

In our last issue we introduced you to the Bernoulli equation which helps explain the way fluids move. (See " Understanding turbulence " in issue 1.) To recap, the Bernoulli equation is usually written like this:

The symbol u stands for the fluid velocity. The other symbols, in order, stand for the pressure, p , the density, rho (the Greek letter in the denominator), the acceleration due to gravity, g , and the height, h , of some particle of fluid above some given reference level (such as sea level).

The equation applies only to fluids in steady flow along a single path followed by a particle of fluid. In steady flow, such a path is called a streamline. At any point on the streamline, you can add up the three quantities on the left of the Bernoulli equation. The equation says that if you do that for any two points on the same streamline, then the two answers will be the same.

Here is a simple experiment for testing Bernoulli's equation that you can do yourself.

Bottle experiment.

Take a large empty plastic bottle with its lid removed, and make a hole in its side near the bottom of the bottle. Make the edges of the hole as smooth as possible. Put a finger over the hole and fill the container with water. We used a blue dye to make the water easier to see in the pictures but you could use a few drops of food colouring instead. When you take your finger off the hole, the water will emerge in a jet.

Diagram of the bottle with the hole and streamline marked.

Now think about the streamline that runs back from the hole to the top surface of the water. For a general point on this streamline we can define h to be the vertical height above the hole. Once you take your finger off the hole the pressure at the jet and the top surface become approximately equal to atmospheric pressure so we can treat p as a constant. We assume that the water is incompressible and so treat rho as a constant too. Recall that the left hand side of the Bernoulli equation adds up to a quantity that is constant all the way along the streamline. So, we can write the equation for points on this streamline as follows:

k is a constant which now includes the pressure/density term of the original equation.

If the surface of the water is at height h = H then, assuming that the velocity at the surface is very small it can be set to zero for the purposes of this calculation.

The jet of water is at height h =0 so its velocity, U is given by:

In other words, the equation predicts the velocity U of the jet to be equal to the square root of 2gH .

In practice, measuring the velocity of the jet is difficult so we'll measure it indirectly by tabulating the height of the water in our bottle, H , against the elapsed time t . Observe that the rate at which H changes is proportional to the speed at which water is leaving the bottle: in other words, the velocity of the jet. Note that this velocity is not constant; we expect it to change as h changes. We used a video camera to take our readings but with a sufficiently small hole a stopwatch would have done perfectly well.

Part of bottle showing scale

Question 1: What other reason can you think of for making the hole small? ( Answer .)

Notice that the level took 1.96s to drop from 17 to 15 cm and 2.80s to drop from 9 to 7 cm though the height in the second case is approximately half that in the first.

This makes sense: the jet velocity U gets less as the water level falls. When H has fallen to half its initial value, U will have decreased, not to half of its initial value, but to about 71% because the square root of a half is approximately 0.71.

We can use the calculus to show that H is related to t by a quadratic equation (see box). The graph above shows our data plotted on a graph of H against t with a suitable parabola fitted to it (using an approximation method called least squares ). It checks fairly well because the flow in this experiment is approximately frictionless and approximately steady most of the time. So the Bernoulli equation should apply to a good approximation.

Question 2: Given that our bottle had a circular cross-section with diameter 12 cm what was the approximate diameter of our hole, assuming it was also circular? Hint: calculate the value of lambda . ( Answer .)

Now imagine that our bottle is 80 metres tall. How fast would the water emerge? Let us calculate the square root of 2 gH (remembering that g is about 10 metres per second per second).

The answer is about 40 metres per second, nearly a hundred miles per hour! If you turn on a cold tap in your house, the streamline from the surface of the water company's reservoir or water tower might well be 80 metres or more above the tap. But the water does not come out at 100 miles per hour. It would be dangerous if it did! Luckily, there is lots of friction in the household plumbing system. The friction slows the water down, and the Bernoulli equation no longer applies. The large friction is associated with turbulent flow in the pipes.

The surface of a water company's water tower might well be 80 metres or more above a tap.

Water may come from the cold tap at speed, but friction in the pipes slows it down.

Answers to questions :

Question 1 : We actually assume that the velocity of the water at the surface is negligible. If the hole is too big then the water level in the bottle would fall too quickly and this assumption will no longer be valid.

Question 2 : The volume of water leaving the bottle is given approximately by the area of the hole multiplied by the velocity of the water through it. This must also be equal to the area of the bottle's cross-section multiplied by the speed at which the surface of the water is dropping. lambda is therefore just the area of the hole divided by the area of the bottle's cross-section but with a negative sign (because the height of the water's surface is decreasing ). In our experiment lambda was approximately -0.0055 from which we can calculate the approximate diameter of the hole as 9mm.

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