Geometric distribution/Infobox
From Maths
Geometric Distribution | |
X∼Geo(p) for p the probability of each trials' success | |
X=k means that the first success occurred on the kth trial, k∈N≥1 | |
Definition | |
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Defined over | X may take values in N≥1={1,2,…} |
p.m.f | P[X=k]:=(1−p)k−1p |
c.d.f / c.m.f[Note 1] | P[X≤k]=1−(1−p)k |
cor: | P[X≥k]=(1−p)k−1 |
Properties | |
Expectation: | E[X]=1p [1]
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Variance: | TODO: Unknown [Note 2]
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- PAGE FOR TRANSCLUSION, YOU PROBABLY WANT GEOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION
Notes
- Jump up ↑ Do we make this distinction for cumulative distributions?
- Jump up ↑ Due to different conventions on the definition of geometric (for example X′:=X−1 for my X and another's X′∼Geo(p)) or even differing by using 1−p in place of p in the X and X′ just mentioned - I cannot be sure without working it out that it's 1−pp2- I record this value only for a record of what was once there with the correct expectation - DO NOT USE THIS EXPRESSION