Negative Binomial Distribution
Negative Binomial Distribution
VARIABLES AND
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
x=number of trials
r = Successes
Mean: Variance
μ=r/P
V (X) = r(1-p)/p2
r = is the number of trials
P = probability of success for any trial
Example
• Suppose that X is a negative binomial random
variable with p=0.2 and r=4. Determine the
following
E(X), P(X = 20), P(X = 19), P(X = 21)
• Solution
• E(X) = r/p =4/0.2 = 20
x 1
19
• P(X = 20) = r 1 (1-p) p =
x-r r ( 0.80)16
0.2 4
0.0436
3
18
• P(X = 19) = 3 ( 0.80)15
0.2 4
0.0459
20
• P(X = 21) = 0.0411
17 4
3 ( 0.80) 0.2