ALL meanings of hypergeometric distribution
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H h - noun hypergeometric distribution a system of probabilities associated with finding a specified number of elements, as 5 white balls, from a given number of elements, as 10 balls, chosen from a set containing 2 kinds of elements of known quantity, as 15 white balls and 20 black balls. 1
- noun hypergeometric distribution (probability theory, statistics) A discrete probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a sequence of n draws from a finite population without replacement. 0