BINOMDIST function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

BINOMDIST

Calculates the probabilities for a binomial distribution, with replacement of draws.

 

Syntax

 

BINOMDIST(k; n; p; [mode])

k: Maximum number of success to calculate the probability. Eg., 3

n: Number of independent trials. Eg., 5

p: Probability of success. Eg., 0.5

mode: Determines which function to return. Defaults to 0 if omitted.

0 or FALSE - BINOMDIST returns the probability mass function

1 or TRUE  - BINOMDIST returns the cumulative probability function

 

Examples  

 

Formula

Result

=BINOMDIST(A2;B2;C2;D2)

0.3125

=BINOMDIST(A3;B3;C3;D3)

0.726506212

=BINOMDIST(A4;B4;C4;D4)

0.121060821


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below. 



Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • The value of k is less than 0 or greater than n.

  • The value of p is less than 0 or greater than 1.

 

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