If Y has a binomial distribution with n trials and a probability of success p, show that the function generator of moments for Y is: m(t) = (pe' +q)n   with  q = 1− p

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If Y has a binomial distribution with n trials and a probability of success p, show that the function
generator of moments for Y is:

m(t) = (pe' +q)n   with  q = 1− p

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