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| | *It is also called Pascal distribution. | | *It is also called Pascal distribution. |
| | This is the statistical experiment with the following conditions: | | This is the statistical experiment with the following conditions: |
| − | #This experiment consists of a sequence of independent trials.
| + | This experiment consists of a sequence of independent trials. |
| − | #Each trial represents only two results(Success or failure)
| + | Each trial represents only two results(Success or failure) |
| − | #The probability of success is constant from trial to trial
| + | The probability of success is constant from trial to trial |
| − | #The trials are independent; that is, the outcome on one trial does not affect the outcome on other trials.
| + | The trials are independent; that is, the outcome on one trial does not affect the outcome on other trials. |
| − | #The experiment continues until r successes are observed, where r is a specified positive integer.
| + | The experiment continues until r successes are observed, where r is a specified positive integer. |
| | *The random variable of x = the number of failures that precede the rth success; | | *The random variable of x = the number of failures that precede the rth success; |
| | *x is called a negative binomial random variable because, in contrast to the | | *x is called a negative binomial random variable because, in contrast to the |