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From: "John F. Chandler" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Poisson vs. others
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:56 EDT
In-Reply-To: gbonner@smhrimsx.mhri.med.umich.edu message <2449F3F867FBD211936600C04F68569EA3CB03@smhrimsx.mhri.med.umich.edu> of Sat, 6 Jul 2002 04:41:25 -0600


Gregg wrote:
> that exact binomial will be impossible to use as a practical matter in many
> cases.

Sorry, Gregg, but that's a red herring. The binomial formula is used as
a practical matter all the time in all cases. It's just a matter of
using sensible impelementations. (Hint: the binomial coefficient is
NOT calculated by taking three factorials and then dividing.)

John Chandler

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