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An urn has n white and m black balls. Balls are randomly withdrawn, without replacement, until a total of k,k…nwhite balls have been withdrawn. The random variable Xequal to the total number of balls that are withdrawn is said to be a negative hypergeometric random variable.

(a) Explain how such a random variable differs from a negative binomial random variable.

(b) Find P{X=r}.

Hint for (b): In order for X=r to happen, what must be the results of the firstr−1 withdrawals?

Short Answer

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(a)Trials are not independent.

(b)P(X=r)=nk-1mr-kn+mr-1·n-k+1n+m-r+1

Step by step solution

01

Given Information (Part a)

Given:

An urn contains nwhite balls and mblack balls

Balls are removed without replacement until kwhite balls are drawn(k≤n)

X=Total number of balls withdrawn

Xhas a negative hypergeometric allocation.

02

Calculation (Part a)

(a)Formula Negative binomial distribution:

P(X=x)=x-1r-1pr(1-p)x-r

The negative binomial allocation is the probability distribution of a variable that counts the number of losses required to get the rthe success (with independent trials and constant probability of success).

Since the balls are drawn without a substitute, the trials are not independent and thus it is not suitable to utilize the negative binomial distribution (as this distribution needs independent trials).

03

Step 3:Final answer (Part a)

Trials are not independent (while independent trials is a property of the negative binomial random variable)

04

Given Information (Part b)

Given:

An urn contains nwhite balls and mblack balls

Balls are removed without replacement until kwhite balls are drawn (k≤n)

X=Total number of balls withdrawn

Xhas a negative hypergeometric allocation.

05

Calculation (Part b)

Formula hypergeometric probability:

P(Y=x)=rxN-rn-xNn

When X=r, then we select the kthwhite ball on the rthdraw, while we then also drew k-1white balls and (r-1)-(k-1)=r-kblack balls on the first r-1draws.

By the definition of hypergeometric, there are P(Y=k-1)=nk-1mrkn+mr-1ways to then make the first r-1draws.

Since there are then n-k+1white balls and m-(r-k)black balls remaining after the first r-1draws, the probability of drawing a white ball on the rthdraw is n-k+1n-k+1+m-(r-k)=n-k+1n+m-r+1.

P(X=r)=P(Y=k-1)P( White on rthdraw )

=nk-1mr-kn+mr-1·n-k+1n+m-r+1

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Final answer (Part b)

We have found to beP(X=r)=nk-1mr-kn+mr-1·n-k+1n+m-r+1.

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