P(X = k) = (1 − p)ᵏ⁻¹pVariables
- k
- trial of first success
- p
- success probability
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- Subject
- Probability
- Topic
- distributions
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P(X=k)=(1-p)^(k-1)p
Probability · distributions
Finds probability that the first success occurs on trial k.
P(X = k) = (1 − p)ᵏ⁻¹pP(X=k)=(1-p)^(k-1)p