PHP | stats_cdf_binomial() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP stats_cdf_binomial() Function.

The built-in stats_cdf_binomial() function in PHP is used to calculate any one parameter of the binomial distribution given values for the others.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

float stats_cdf_binomial ( float $par1, float $par2, float $par3, int $which )

READ: PHP | stats_absolute_deviation() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter	Description
1	par1	The first parameter
2	par2	The second parameter
3	par3	The third parameter
4	which	The flag to determine what to be calculated

Return Value

This PHP function returns the cumulative distribution function, x, n, or p, determined by which. The kind of the return value and the parameters (par1, par2, and par3) are determined by which.

The following table list the return value and parameters by which.

• CDF denotes cumulative distribution function.

• x denotes the number of successes.

• n denotes the number of trials.

• p denotes the success rate for each trial.

which	Return value	par1	par2	par3
1	CDF	x	n	p
2	x	CDF	n	p
3	n	x	CDF	p
4	p	x	CDF	n

Dependencies

This built-in function was first introduced in statistics extension (PHP version 4.0.0 and PEAR v1.4.0). In this tutorial guide, we used the latest release of stats-2.0.3 (PHP v7.0.0 or newer and PEAR version 1.4.0 or newer).

Example1

In the following example below, when which = 1, calculate P from (S, XN, PR).

• P here is the cumulative from 0 to S of the binomial distribution. Input range: [0, 1].

• S is the number of successes observed. Input range: [0, XN].

• XN is the number of binomial trials. Input range: (0, +infinity).

• PR is the probability of success in each of the binomial trial. Input range: (0, 1).

<?php
   // which = 1 : calculate P from (S, XN, PR)
   var_dump(round(stats_cdf_binomial(1, 3, 0.7, 1), 6));
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

float(0.216)

Example2

In the following example below, when which = 2, calculate S from (P, XN, PR).

• P here is the cumulative from 0 to S of the binomial. Input range: [0, 1].

• S is the number of successes observed. Input range: [0, XN].

• XN is the number of binomial trials. Input range: (0, +infinity).

• PR is the probability of success in each of the binomial trial. Input range: (0, 1).

<?php
   // which = 2 : calculate S from (P, XN, PR)
   var_dump(round(stats_cdf_binomial(0.216, 3, 0.7, 2), 6));
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

float(1)

Example3

In the following example below, when which = 3, calculate XN from (P, S, PR).

• P is the cumulative from 0 to S of the binomial distribution. Input range: [0, 1].

• S is the number of successes observed. Input range: [0, XN].

• XN is the number of binomial trials. Input range: (0, +infinity).

• PR is the probability of success in each of the binomial trial. Input range: (0, 1).

<?php
   // which = 3 : calculate XN from (P, S, PR)
   var_dump(round(stats_cdf_binomial(0.216, 1, 0.7, 3), 6));
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

float(3)

Example4

In the following example below, when which = 4, calculate PR from (P, S, XN).

• P here is the cumulative from 0 to S of the binomial distribution. Input range: [0, 1].

• S is the number of successes observed. Input range: [0, XN].

• XN is the number of binomial trials. Input range: (0, +infinity).

• PR is the probability of success in each of the binomial trial. Input range: (0, 1).

<?php
   // which = 4 : calculate PR from (P, S, XN)
   var_dump(round(stats_cdf_binomial(0.216, 1, 3, 4), 6));
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

float(0.7)

Example5

Following is an error case. In the following example below which<1, warning message is displayed in logs.

<?php
   var_dump(stats_cdf_binomial(1, 3, 0.7, 0));      // which < 1
?>

Output

The above code will produce the following result and a warning in logs PHP Warning: stats_cdf_binomial(): fourth parameter ought to be in the 1..4 range.

bool(false)

Example6

Following is an error case. In the following example below which>4, warning message is displayed in logs.

<?php
   var_dump(stats_cdf_binomial(1, 3, 0.7, 5));     // which > 4
?>

Output

The above code will produce the following result and a warning in logs PHP Warning: stats_cdf_binomial(): fourth parameter ought to be in the 1..4 range.

bool(false)

READ: PHP | stats_cdf_beta() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP stats_cdf_cauchy() Function.

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