Hypergeometric Probability Distribution

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Description

A hypergeometric distribution has the following characteristics:

There are only two possible outcomes.

The probability of a success is not the same on each trial.

The distribution results from a count of the number of successes in a fixed number of trials.

It is used when sampling without replacement from a finite population.

Concept Prerequisite

Wikipedia Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric distribution

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