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Excel 2000 in a Nutshell
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Excel 2000 in a Nutshell

by Jinjer Simon
August 2000
Beginner to intermediate
608 pages
17h 15m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

HYPGEOMDIST

Synopsis

Use HYPGEOMDIST to find the probability of the specified number of successes (hypergeometrical distribution) based upon the specified sample size, population successes, and population size.

To Calculate

=HYPGEOMDIST(Sample_S, Number_Sample, Population_S, Number_Population)

All arguments are required for this function. If the value specified for an argument is not an integer value, it is truncated by the function.

Sample_S

Indicates the number of successes you expect for the sample.

Number_Sample

Indicates the number of items in the sample.

Population_S

Indicates the number of successes within the population.

Number_Population

Specifies a number that indicates the size of the population.

Example

Figure 15-22 illustrates the probability of a child getting exactly 2 yellow Easter eggs if there are 20 eggs hidden and 15 are pink and the other 5 are yellow. The child is told to find 10 eggs.

Use HYPGEOMDIST to determine the probability of getting the specified sample success

Figure 15-22. Use HYPGEOMDIST to determine the probability of getting the specified sample success

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