1Blurb:: 2A distribution parameter 3Description:: 4The binomial distribution is typically used to predict the number of failures (or defective items or some type of event) in a total of \c n independent tests or trials, where each trial has the probability \c p of failing or being defective. Each particular test can be considered as a Bernoulli trial. 5Topics:: 6Examples:: 7Theory:: 8Faq:: 9See_Also:: 10