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Geometric Distribution
XGeo(p)

for p the probability of each trials' success

X=k means that the first success occurred on the kth trial, kN1
Definition
Defined over X may take values in N1={1,2,}
p.m.f P[X=k]:=(1p)k1p
c.d.f / c.m.f[Note 1] P[Xk]=1(1p)k
cor: P[Xk]=(1p)k1
Properties
Expectation: E[X]=1p
[1]
Variance:
TODO: Unknown
[Note 2]
PAGE FOR TRANSCLUSION, YOU PROBABLY WANT GEOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION

Notes

  1. Jump up Do we make this distinction for cumulative distributions?
  2. Jump up Due to different conventions on the definition of geometric (for example X:=X1 for my X and another's XGeo(p)) or even differing by using 1p in place of p in the X and X just mentioned - I cannot be sure without working it out that it's 1pp2
    - I record this value only for a record of what was once there with the correct expectation - DO NOT USE THIS EXPRESSION

References

  1. Jump up See Expectation of the geometric distribution