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Table 1: Discrete Distributions: U U N PK N K N N N

The document summarizes several common discrete and continuous probability distributions. For discrete distributions, it provides the probability mass function, parameters, support, and formulas for the expected value and variance. For continuous distributions, it similarly provides the probability density function, parameters, support, and formulas for the expected value and variance. It also includes remarks on relationships between some of the distributions.
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Table 1: Discrete Distributions: U U N PK N K N N N

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Table 1: Discrete Distributions 

Moment Gen.
Distribution  Notation  Probability Function  Parameters  Support  Expectation  Variance 
Function 
et 1  e Nt  N 1 N 2 1
U ~ U 1, N   
1
Uniform  P(k )    N  1  k  1, 2,..., N      
N 1  et 
 
N 2 12
n 0  p  1 q  1
N ~ Bin  n, p     pe  q  
n
Binomial  P(k )    p k q n k     k  0,1,..., n   t np   npq  
k  n 1
k n  1, 0  pi ,
Cov  X i , X j  
n!
P x   pixi   
k
x n E( X i ) 
  x1 ! ...  xk ! i 1 
k
Multinomial  X ~ Mult n, p   p  1,   i 1 i        
i 1 i
xi  0,1,..., n  n  pi   npi p j (i  j )
x   x1 ,..., xk  p   p1 ,..., pk 
pet 1 q
Geometric  X ~ Geo  p    P(k )  q k 1  p   0  p  1  q  1  k  1, 2,...        
1  qet p p2
 k  1  m k m
m
0  p  1 q  1  pet  m mq
Negative 
X ~ NB  m, p    P(k )   p q     k  m, m  1,...    t 
     
Binomial   m  1 m 1  1  qe  p p2

X ~ Pois     
k k  0,1,...    (1et )
Poisson  P(k )  e     0  e      
k!
G  N  G  G    G
   n  1   
g ng  N 0 max0, G  (N  n)  g N  N
Hyper‐
X ~ HG  N , G , n    P( g )           e tg
P( g )   n
G
 
geometric  N 1 n  N g  minn, G g N  n 1 
   1  
n  N 1 
 
 
Remarks: 
  
If  X ~ Mult n, p , then  X i ~ Bin  n, pi  . 

 If  X ~ NB  m, p  , then  X  stands for number of trials till m‐th success. 

 If  X ~ Geo  p  , then  X ~ NB 1, p  , and vice versa. 

 If  X ~ HG  N , G , n  , then  N ‐ population size,  G ‐ “Good” elements,  n  ‐ sample size,  g  ‐ “good” in sample. 


Table 2: Continuous Distributions 
Moment Gen. 
Distribution  Notation  Density Function  Parameters  Support  Expectation  Variance 
Function 
etb  eta ab b  a 
2
1
Uniform  U ~ U  a, b    f t     ab  a  t  b     
ba t b  a 2 12
 

f (t ) 
 
Beta  X ~ Beta  ,           1  1   ,   0   0  t 1  Complicated     
 t 1  t            1
2

      
X ~ Gamma  ,      1  t 
 t  
Gamma  f t   t e   ,  0   t  0  1        
        2
n  0  t
n
f t  
n n
Erlang  X ~ Erlang  n,     t n 1e t     t  0  1        
 n  1! n  1, 2,...    2
1
X ~ Exp      f t   e  t  t 1 1
Exponential     0  t  0  1        
   2
 ( t   )2        t  
Normal  X ~ N   , 2
  f t  
1
e 2  
2   t   1 t 2 2   2 
 2  0   e 2  
 
 
Remarks: 
 If  X ~ Beta(1,1) , then  X ~ U (0,1)  and vice versa.  

   x    u x 1eu du   x  1    x  1 . 
0

 If  X ~ Erlang  n,   , then  X ~ Gamma  n,   , and vice versa. 

 If  X ~ Exp    , then  X ~ Gamma 1,   , and vice versa. 

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