Geometric Distribution

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Cegep/2

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Discrete probability distribution of the number of Bernoulli trials needed for one success
Follows a geometric series

Properties

$$\begin{array}{rl}P(X=k)& =(1-p{)}^{k-1}p\\ E(X)& =\frac{1}{p}\\ Var(X)& =\frac{1-p}{p^2}\end{array}$$

Contributors

Ajitani Hifumi

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