Symbolic Formula
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- Subject: [mg106328] Symbolic Formula
- From: John <jwa0 at lehigh.edu>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 04:17:39 -0500 (EST)
Mathematica 6, Windows XP
The left-hand-side of the equality appearing below is shorthand
notation for the the probability that would be computed, if the right
hand side was evaluated for specified values of n and p. The
appearance of the equality is suitable for displaying in class on a
projector.
Grid[{{"P(X=j|n,p)=", Binomial[n, j] // TraditionalForm ,
"\!\(\*SuperscriptBox[\"p\", \
\"j\"]\)(1-p\!\(\*SuperscriptBox[\")\",
RowBox[{\"n\", \"-\", \"j\"}]]\)"}}, Frame -> True,
Spacings -> {.5, 2},
ItemStyle -> Directive[FontFamily -> "Tahoma", Bold, 24]]
The cumulative distribution function includes a summation sign on the
right-hand-side of the equality, but the appearance of my attempts to
insert the summation sign are not acceptable.
Appearance matters because the equality is displayed on a projector
and viewed by students in class.
John