hypergeometric random variable
is a hypergeometric random variable with parameters if
,
Parameters:
Syntax:
Notes:
- 1.
represents the number of “special” items (from the special items) present on a sample of from a population with items.
- 2.
The expected value
of is noted as
- 3.
The variance
of is noted as
Approximation techniques:
If then can be approximated as a binomial random variable with parameters and .This approximation simplifies the distribution
by looking at a system with replacement for large values of and .