In probability theory and statistics, the hypergeometric distribution is a discrete probability distribution that describes the probability of successes in draws from a finite population of size containing successes without replacement. (cf. the binomial distribution, which describes the probability of successes in draws with replacement.)
Read more about Hypergeometric Distribution: Definition, Combinatorial Identities, Application and Example, Symmetries, Relationship To Fisher's Exact Test, Order of Draws, Related Distributions, Multivariate Hypergeometric Distribution
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