Negative Binomial

Negative Binomial

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r≥2r \geq 2

X−# of trials until the rth successX - \text{\# of trials until the rth success}

x∈Z+x \in \mathbb{Z}^+

x∈{r, r+1, r+2,⋯ }x \in \{r, ~r+1, ~r+2, \cdots\}

P(X=x)=(x−1r−1)pr−1(1−p)x−rpP(X=x) = {{x-1} \choose {r-1}} p^{r-1} (1-p)^{x-r} p

Where (x−1r−1)pr−1(1−p)x−r{{x-1} \choose {r-1}} p^{r-1} (1-p)^{x-r} is the r−1r-1 successes out of x-1 trials, and pp is the xxth trial of rrth success.

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