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HYPGEOM.DIST

HYPGEOM.DIST: Returns hypergeometric probabilities for successes drawn without replacement.

Summary

Use HYPGEOM.DIST for finite-population sampling where each draw changes remaining odds.

Remarks

  • Count inputs are truncated to integers.
  • Requires valid population/sample bounds and feasible success counts.
  • Set cumulative to non-zero for CDF mode, or 0 for PMF mode.
  • Returns #NUM! for invalid population setup; out-of-support PMF values return 0.

Examples

Hypergeometric PMF
Grid
CellValue
No inputs on Sheet1.
Formula
=
Result
Not evaluated yet.
Expected
0.5
Hypergeometric CDF
Grid
CellValue
No inputs on Sheet1.
Formula
=
Result
Not evaluated yet.
Expected
0.6666666666666666

Runtime metadata

Category

Statistics

Signature

HYPGEOM.DIST(arg1: Number, arg2: Number, arg3: Number, arg4: Number, arg5: Number)

Arity

min 5, max 5

Arguments

arg1

Number · Scalar · coercion NumberLenientText

arg2

Number · Scalar · coercion NumberLenientText

arg3

Number · Scalar · coercion NumberLenientText

arg4

Number · Scalar · coercion NumberLenientText

arg5

Number · Scalar · coercion NumberLenientText

Caps

PURE

Source

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