Binomial.* is an S-Baisc program which computes the Binomial
Distribution probability of N tries, R successes with a
probablity of success of Theta per try. It is good for the
extended range. The number of good digits is 5 - #of numerals in
the characteristic of Logprob - #of digits in R. It works by
adding and subtracting logarithms and thus is good beyond the
normal range of the S-Basic language. For instance if we start
with 134 tries with 23 successes with a probability of success
per try of .00512, we receive a logprob of -27.29354453793 and a
probability of 5.09E-28. Using other methods the computer would
signal an overflow. The precission of this program can be
extended by using a double precission log function. The same
result can be obtained by using Nevada Basic with 12 digit
precission. This Program was written by:
 
                     Michael P Finerty
                   2358 E Parkside Drive  
                    Tucson Ariz.,85713  

A Nevada Basic 12 digit version appears on this disk under the
name of BINPROBS.BAS.