Calculating Binomial Probability: Understanding Output

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The forum discussion centers on the interpretation of binomial probability output from the website Stat Trek. The specific output example provided is 1.13860032513458E-11, which is clarified to represent 1.13860032513458 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of -11. This notation is standard in scientific and statistical calculations, indicating a very small probability value.

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Hi, I'm using a website (http://stattrek.com/Tables/Binomial.aspx) to calculate binomial probability, and I cannot understand it's output.

Consider:
1.13860032513458E-11

Does this mean 1.13860032513458^[e*(-11)]

Thanks
 
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No, it would mean 1.13860032513458 \times 10^{-11}
 

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