Asked by Krista Schmidt on Jun 30, 2024

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When there are only 2 categories in a multinomial experiment, the experiment reduces to a binomial experiment.

Multinomial Experiment

An experiment that can result in one of more than two possible outcomes, where each outcome has a specific probability.

Binomial Experiment

A statistical experiment that has exactly two possible outcomes for each trial and a fixed number of trials.

  • Understand the reduction of multinomial experiments to binomial experiments under specific conditions.
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Zybrea KnightJul 05, 2024
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Explanation :
In a multinomial experiment, there are more than 2 categories or outcomes, while in a binomial experiment there are only 2 categories or outcomes. If the multinomial experiment is reduced to having only 2 categories, then it becomes a binomial experiment.