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hypergeometric random variable

hypergeometric random variable noun: a random variable whose probability distribution is a hypergeometric distribution.

Noun

hypergeometric random variable (plural hypergeometric random variables)

  1. A random variable whose probability distribution is a hypergeometric distribution.
    • Computer generation of classical hypergeometric random variables has been discussed in detail by Kachitvichyanukul and Schmeiser (1985).1992, Norman Lloyd Johnson, Samuel Kotz, Adrienne W. Kemp, Univariate Discrete Distributions, page 67
    • Chapter 6 introduces testing of hypotheses immediately after the study of binomial and hypergeometric random variables.2005, Martin Buntinas, Gerald Marlowe Funk, Statistics for the Sciences, page xv

Forms of hypergeometric random variable

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Questions about hypergeometric random variable

What does hypergeometric random variable mean?
Hypergeometric random variable means a random variable whose probability distribution is a hypergeometric distribution.
What part of speech is hypergeometric random variable?
Hypergeometric random variable is a noun.
What is the plural of hypergeometric random variable?
The plural of hypergeometric random variable is hypergeometric random variables.

Words near hypergeometric random variable in the dictionary

  1. hypergeometric
  2. hypergeometric distribution
  3. hypergeometric distributions
  4. hypergeometric function
  5. hypergeometric functions
  6. hypergeometric random variable
  7. hypergeometric random variables
  8. hypergeometric series
  9. hypergeometrical
  10. hypergeometrically
  11. hypergeometrics

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