Hypergeometric distribution
Probability · Method and input reference
Returns density/mass, lower and upper tail probabilities and the requested quantile. Geometric counts trials through first success; negative binomial counts failures before required successes.
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Required inputs
- Population size — Enter the method parameter described above.
- Successes in population — Enter the method parameter described above.
- Draws — Enter the method parameter described above.
- Evaluation value — Enter the method parameter described above.
- Quantile probability — Enter the method parameter described above.
Review missing values and data coding before running. Sample inputs are synthetic teaching examples.
Implementation
Lifescio validates inputs and formats results; listed functions are the principal calculation routines, not an exhaustive transitive dependency list.
- scipy 1.15.3: scipy.stats.hypergeom.{pdf/pmf;cdf;sf;ppf;mean;var}
These are pinned library versions; saved results record the versions actually used at runtime.