When n is reasonably large and p isn't too close to 0 or 1, the binomial distribution can be well approximated by which of the following distributions?
A) uniform distribution
B) normal distribution
C) triangular distribution
D) none of these choices

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When n is large and p is not too close to 0 or 1, the binomial distribution can be approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of np and a standard deviation of sqrt(np(1-p)). This is known as the normal approximation to the binomial distribution.

When N Is Reasonably Large and P Isn't Too Close