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Name: Discrete Random Variables: Hypergeometric (optional)
ID: m16824
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module describes the properties of a hypergeometric experiment and hypergeometric probability distribution. This module is included in the Collaborative Statistics textbook/collection as an optional lesson.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: discrete, distribution, elementary, experiment, function, hypergeometric, probability, random, statistics, variable
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.12 (history)
First publication date: May 29, 2008 12:37 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Feb 18, 2009 1:22 pm US/Central
Module XML: m16824_1.12.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.12 Feb 18, 2009 1:22 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Discrete Random Variables: Hypergeometric (optional): Put updated glossary item into the module.
Version: 1.11 Feb 7, 2009 2:52 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Discrete Random Variables: Hypergeometric (optional): Clarified the glossary term Hypergeometric Distribution using new langunage.
Version: 1.10 Jan 25, 2009 7:06 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Discrete Random Variables: Hypergeometric (optional):  Updated Summary.
Version: 1.9 Jan 21, 2009 6:07 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Discrete Random Variables: Hypergeometric (optional): Defined the hypergeometric random variable X.
Version: 1.8 Oct 27, 2008 1:57 pm GMT-5 by James Cooper
Changes: 
roles updated
Version: 1.7 Aug 20, 2008 11:10 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Corrected errors (see m17360 for details)
Version: 1.6 Jul 14, 2008 12:14 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Removed image width parameters from media tags
Version: 1.5 Jul 9, 2008 4:07 am GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Post review edits
Version: 1.4 Jul 7, 2008 12:29 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
post review updates
Version: 1.3 Jun 30, 2008 10:32 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Updated for consistency within collection
Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 11:32 am GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Roles changed
Version: 1.1 Jun 23, 2008 12:29 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Initial publication

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