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Failure

GCSE Statistics · key term

Failure

Definition

Any outcome that is not a success. If the probability of success is $p$ , the probability of failure is $1-p$ .

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Edexcel GCSE Statistics · 1ST0

Specification 3p.11 · Paper 1, Paper 2

Each trial is classified as success or failure.
Revise: Characteristics of a binomial distribution

Edexcel Statistics past papers

Exam tips

1
Justify suitability using the context: fixed number of trials, success/failure categories, independence and constant probability of success.

Related key terms

Binomial distribution
Cumulative probability
Expected value
Independent trials
Random variable

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