Multinomial Process

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A Multinomial Process, [math]\displaystyle{ B(n, p) }[/math], is a compound random experiment composed of [math]\displaystyle{ n }[/math] mutually independent multinomial trials with [math]\displaystyle{ p }[/math] probability mass function.



References

2009

  • http://stattrek.com/Tables/multinomial.aspx#experiment
    • A multinomial experiment is a statistical experiment that has the following characteristics:
      • The experiment involves one or more trials.
      • Each trial has a discrete number of possible outcomes.
      • On any given trial, the probability that a particular outcome will occur is constant.
      • All of the trials in the experiment are independent.
    • Tossing a pair of dice is a perfect example of a multinomial experiment. Suppose we toss a pair of dice three times. Each toss represents a trial, so this experiment would have 3 trials. Each toss also has a discrete number of possible outcomes - 2 through 12. The probability of any particular outcome is constant; for example, the probability of rolling a 12 on any particular toss is always 1/36. And finally, the outcome on any toss is not affected by previous or succeeding tosses; so the trials in the experiment are independent.
    • A multinomial distribution is a probability distribution. It refers to the probabilities associated with each of the possible outcomes in a multinomial experiment. For example, suppose we toss a toss a pair of dice one time. This multinomial experiment has 11 possible outcomes: the numbers from 1 to 12. The probabilities associated with each possible outcome are an example of a multinomial distribution


2006