You could get more accuracy from the Math::Pari version if you did the powers and multiplies on the Pari side and didn't use logs:
sub binomial_pari {
my ($k, $n, $p) = @_;
my $first = binomial($n,$k);
# gpui is imported from Math::Pari. It is x ** y.
my $second = gpui($p,$k);
my $third = gpui(1.0 - $p, $n - $k);
my $Prob = $first * $second * $third;
return $Prob;
}
Here are the different results I get:
Sub Binom Comb = 0.3125
Sub Binom Log = 0.3125000000000001128
Sub Binom Pari = 0.3125000000000000000
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