On 12 Jan 2000 11:38:06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (EAKIN MARK E)
wrote:
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> As an example in class, I was considering using the letter grade
> distribution in class as an example of an approximate multinomial
> distribution. How close do you feel this approximation is?
- If you look at one set
There is no approximation if the students' grades are independent. The
multinomial distribution only assumes independent trials and constant
value of the p[i] parameters which sum to 1. Of course, a different
class may have different values of the p[i], but that distribution will
also be multinomi
As an example in class, I was considering using the letter grade
distribution in class as an example of an approximate multinomial
distribution. How close do you feel this approximation is?
Mark Eakin
Associate Professor
Information Systems and Management Sciences Department
University
