Discrete Approximation Comparison Guide

Poisson for binomial: lambda=np; inspect n, p, np, n(1-p).
Binomial for hypergeometric: p=K/N; display sampling fraction n/N.
For each query show exact value, approximate value, absolute error, relative error when meaningful, and an explicit APPROXIMATE label.

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