Three Rules of Thumb to Approximate the Binomial Distribution by the Normal Distribution
Jorge Ortíz Pinilla, Amparo Castro, Tito Neira, Pedro Torres & Javier Castañeda
Abstract
The two most popular "rules of thumb" for the approximation of the binomial distribution by the normal distribution lack of regularity in the control of the maximal error. A criterion and some formulas for selected valúes of maximal errors are proposed to solve this lack of regularity.
Key words: Lack Of Regularity, Maximal Errors, Central Limit Theorem, Test of Hypothesis.
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