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Find the smallest binomial distribution with two tied modes

The random variable XX is the number of successes in nn independent trials of an experiment in which the probability of a success at any trial is pp.

Denoting P(X=k)P(X=k) by pkp_k, it is given that pkpk−1=(n−k+1)pk(1−p)\dfrac{p_k}{p_{k-1}}=\dfrac{(n-k+1)p}{k(1-p)}, k=1,2,…,nk=1,2,\ldots,n.

A distribution is said to be bimodal if it has two modes.

Find the least value of nn, and the corresponding modes of XX, given that XX is bimodal and that p=1825p=\dfrac{18}{25}. marks

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CJC · Review Problems · Question 14

Set the supplied ratio to one and use divisibility to find the first admissible n.

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