Table Summary of Common I Probability Distributions Secti Name Discrete Unifor m Binomi al Geomet ric Negativ e l Hyperg eometri

c np, where 3-8 binomia r/p r(1-p)/p

2

Probability Distribution

Mean

Variance

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3-5 np 1/p np(1 - p) (1 - p)/p

2

3-6 3-7 3-7

Poisson Continuou s Unifor m

3-9

4-5

Secti Name Normal Probability Distribution Mean Variance

2

on in 4-6

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Expone ntial Erlang Gamma Weibull

1/ r/ r/

1/ r/ r/

4-8 4 9.1 4-9.2 4-10

Lognor mal Beta

4-11 4-12