Calculates the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is greater than or equal to a specified criteria.
Sample usage
CRITBINOM(100,0.005,0.8)
CRITBINOM(A2,A3,A4)
Syntax
CRITBINOM(num_trials, prob_success, target_prob)
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num_trials
– The number of independent trials. -
prob_success
– The probability of success in any given trial. -
target_prob
– The desired threshold probability.
See also
PROB
: Given a set of values and corresponding probabilities, calculates the probability that a value chosen at random falls between two limits.
BINOMDIST
: Calculates the probability of drawing a certain number of successes (or a maximum number of successes) in a certain number of tries given a population of a certain size containing a certain number of successes, with replacement of draws.