Gaussian limit of binomial distribution
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We extract the large N limit of the binomial distribution with p = 1/2 and then for general p. We derive the formulas for the mean and the standard deviation for the binomial distribution.
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section{Problem 1}
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The probability that a given particle is in A is $P_{A}=half$. The probability that it is in B is thus also $P_{B}=half$. Let's pick $N_{A}$ particles and calculate the probability that these $N_{A}$ particles are in A. Since all the probabilities for the individual particles are independent, you can multiply these: You obtain:
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P = P_{A}^{N_{A}}times P_{B}^{N - N_{A}} = haak{half}^{N}
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For any choice of the $N_{A}$ particles the probability is $P$. So, the probability that you have $N_{A}$ particles in A regardless ...
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