The Hypergeometric distribution is a discrete distribution bounded by [0,s]. It describes the number of defects, x, in a sample of size s from a population of size N which has m total defects. The ratio of m/N = p is sometimes used rather than m to describe the probability of a defect.
The Hypergeometric distribution is used to describe sampling from a population where an estimate of the total number of defects is desired. It has also been used to estimate the total population of species from a tagged subset. However, estimates of all three parameters from a data set are notoriously fickle and error prone, so use of these parameters to estimate a physical quantity without specifying at least one of the parameters is not recommended.
- Description
- Generates a sample of the Hypergeometric distribution.
- Parameters
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Name Type of value Description ss int The sample size. dn int The number of defects in the population. ps int The size of the population. - Result
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Type Description int The generated sample.
- Description
- Generates a sample of the Hypergeometric distribution using the specified random number generator.
- Parameters
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Name Type of value Description ss int The sample size. dn int The number of defects in the population. ps int The size of the population. r java.util.Random The random number generator. - Result
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Type Description int the generated sample
This document includes content from the “Stat::Fit User’s Manual”. Copyright 2016 Geer Mountain Software Corp.
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