The Geometric Distribution

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A geometric RV counts

A
$Trials until the first success$
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B
$Mean of trials$
C
$Successes in n trials$
D
$Failures forever$

Explanation

Geometric: number of trials to obtain the first success, with constant p.

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