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HYPGEOM.DIST

Definition

Returns the hypergeometric distribution. HYPGEOM.DIST returns the probability of a given number of sample successes, given the sample size, population successes, and population size. Use HYPGEOM.DIST for problems with a finite population, where each observation is either a success or a failure, and where each subset of a given size is chosen with equal likelihood.

Sample Usage

Syntax

HYPGEOM.DIST(sample_s,number_sample,population_s,number_pop,cumulative)

The HYPGEOM.DIST function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Sample_s     Required. The number of successes in the sample.

  • Number_sample     Required. The size of the sample.

  • Population_s     Required. The number of successes in the population.

  • Number_pop     Required. The population size.

  • Cumulative     Required. A logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, then HYPGEOM.DIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability mass function.

Remarks

  • All arguments are truncated to integers.

  • If any argument is nonnumeric, HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #VALUE! error value.

  • If sample_s < 0 or sample_s is greater than the lesser of number_sample or population_s, HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.

  • If sample_s is less than the larger of 0 or (number_sample - number_population + population_s), HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.

  • If number_sample ≤ 0 or number_sample > number_population, HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.

  • If population_s ≤ 0 or population_s > number_population, HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.

  • If number_pop ≤ 0, HYPGEOM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.

  • The equation for the hypergeometric distribution is:

    Equation

    where:

    x = sample_s

    n = number_sample

    M = population_s

    N = number_pop

    HYPGEOM.DIST is used in sampling without replacement from a finite population.

In order to use the HYPGEOM.DIST formula, start with your edited Excellentable

Then type in the HYPGEOM.DIS formula in the area you would like to display the outcome:


By adding the values you would like to calculate the HYPGEOM.DIS formula for, Excellentable will generate the outcome:


  


A
B
1
Data
Description
2
1
Number of successes in the sample
3
4
Sample size
4
8
Number of successes in the population
5
20
Population size
6
7
HYPGEOM.DIST(A2,A3,A4,A5,TRUE)
0.465428277
8
HYPGEOM.DIST(A2,A3,A4,A5,FALSE)
0.363261094

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