Hypergeometric distribution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Probability distribution
gptkbp:category gptkb:Discrete_distribution
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction Sum of PMF from lower bound to k
gptkbp:describes Probability of k successes in n draws without replacement
gptkbp:field gptkb:Probability_theory
Statistics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric_distribution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hypergeometric distribution
gptkbp:meaning nK/N
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hypergeometric_function
gptkbp:parameter Number of draws (n)
Number of observed successes (k)
Number of success states in population (K)
Population size (N)
gptkbp:probability_mass_function P(X = k) = [C(K, k) * C(N-K, n-k)] / C(N, n)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Binomial_distribution
Negative hypergeometric distribution
gptkbp:supports max(0, n+K-N) ≤ k ≤ min(K, n)
gptkbp:usedIn Quality control
Card games
Sampling without replacement
gptkbp:variant nK(N-K)(N-n)/[N^2(N-1)]
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Binomial_distribution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7