Definition:Hypergeometric Distribution

Definition

Let a sample of $n$ units be taken without replacement from a population with $M$ satisfactory units and $N$ unsatisfactory units such that $M, N > n$.

Then the number of satisfactory units in the sample has a hypergeometric distribution.

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypergeometric distribution
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypergeometric distribution