mnbinom: Mean and Variance of the Negative Binomial Distribution
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mnbinom R Documentation
Mean and Variance of the Negative Binomial Distribution
Description
Formula:
\mu = r \cdot \frac{1 - p}{p}
\mathrm{Var}(X) = r \cdot \frac{1 - p}{p^2}
Usage
mnbinom(size, prob)
Arguments
size
Number of successes
prob
Probability of success
Value
List with mean and variance
References
Casella, G. and Berger, R.L. (2002). Statistical Inference. Duxbury.
See Also
dnbinom
Examples
mnbinom(size = 5, prob = 0.4)
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Mean and Variance of the Negative Binomial Distribution
Description
Formula:
\mu = r \cdot \frac{1 - p}{p}
\mathrm{Var}(X) = r \cdot \frac{1 - p}{p^2}
Usage
mnbinom(size, prob)
Arguments
size |
Number of successes |
prob |
Probability of success |
Value
List with mean and variance
References
Casella, G. and Berger, R.L. (2002). Statistical Inference. Duxbury.
See Also
dnbinom
Examples
mnbinom(size = 5, prob = 0.4)
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