Hypergeometric distribution probabilities
Calculates probabilities under a Hypergeometric distribution of parameters M, n and N.
Hypergeometric distribution Formulas
We draw without replacement N objects from a set of M objects.
Among the N drawn objects, n objects have a specific feature. We call a "success" a draw of an object with the specific feature.
We have drawn,
• n objects corresponding to a success and,
• N-n objects corresponding to a failure
Let X be the random variable that counts the total number of successes.
Then X follows an hypergeometric distribution of parameters M, n and N and is written `X ~ N(M, n, N)`.
Probability Mass function (PMF)
`P(X = k) = (([n], [k])*([M-n], [N-k]))/(([M],[N]))`
`([n], [k])` is the binomial coefficient also called 'n choose k',
`([n], [k]) = (n!)/(k! * (n-k)!)`
For P(X = k) to b a real number between 0 and 1, k must satisfy,
`max(0,N-M+n) <= k <= min(n,N)` (1)
(k must be less or equal to n in `([n], [k])` for the three binomial coefficients in above formula).
Cumulative distribution function (CDF)
`P(X <= k) = sum_(i=max(0,N-M+n))^k (([n], [k])*([M-n], [N-k]))/(([M],[N]))` k satifying equation (1)
Survival function
`P(X >= k) = sum_(i=k)^(min(n,N)) (([n], [k])*([M-n], [N-k]))/(([M],[N]))` k satisfying equation (1)
See also
Measures on hypergeometric distribution
Hypergeometric distribution Histogram
Statistics Calculators