HyperGeometric Command
From GeoGebra Manual
- HyperGeometric( <Population Size>, <Number of Successes>, <Sample Size>)
- Returns a bar graph of a Hypergeometric distribution.
- Parameters:
- Population size: number of balls in the urn
- Number of Successes: number of white balls in the urn
- Sample Size: number of balls drawn from the urn
The bar graph shows the probability function of the number of white balls in the sample.
- HyperGeometric( <Population Size>, <Number of Successes>, <Sample Size>, <Boolean Cumulative> )
- Returns a bar graph of a Hypergeometric distribution when Cumulative = false.
- Returns the graph of a cumulative Hypergeometric distribution when Cumulative = true.
- First three parameters are same as above.
- HyperGeometric( <Population Size>, <Number of Successes>, <Sample Size>, <Variable Value>, <Boolean Cumulative> )
- Let X be a Hypergeometric random variable and v the variable value.
- Returns P( X = v) when Cumulative = false.
- Returns P( X ≤ v) when Cumulative = true.
- First three parameters are same as above.
CAS Syntax
In the 
CAS View you can use only the following syntax:
- HyperGeometric( <Population Size>, <Number of Successes>, <Sample Size>, <Variable Value>, <Boolean Cumulative> )
- Let X be a Hypergeometric random variable and v the variable value.
- Returns P( X = v) when Cumulative = false.
- Returns P( X ≤ v) when Cumulative = true.
- The first three parameters are the same as above.
- Example:Assume you select two balls out of ten balls, two of which are white, without putting any back.
HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 0, false)yields \frac{28}{45}, the probability of selecting zero white balls,HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 1, false)yields \frac{16}{45}, the probability of selecting one white ball,HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 2, false)yields \frac{1}{45}, the probability of selecting both white balls,HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 3, false)yields 0, the probability of selecting three white balls.HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 0, true)yields \frac{28}{45}, the probability of selecting zero (or less) white balls,HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 1, true)yields \frac{44}{45}, the probability of selecting one or less white balls,HyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 2, true)yields 1, the probability of selecting two or less white balls andHyperGeometric(10, 2, 2, 3, true)yields 1, the probability of selecting three or less white balls.
