The Geometric Distribution¶
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gsl_ran_geometric
(p)¶ This function returns a random integer from the geometric distribution, the number of independent trials with probability
p
until the first success. The probability distribution for geometric variates is,\[p(k) = p (1-p)^{k-1}\]for \(k \geq 1\). Note that the distribution begins with \(k=1\) with this definition. There is another convention in which the exponent \(k-1\) is replaced by \(k\).
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gsl_ran_geometric_pdf
(k, p)¶ This function computes the probability \(p(k)\) of obtaining \(k\) from a geometric distribution with probability parameter
p
, using the formula given above.
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gsl_cdf_geometric_P
(k, p)¶
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gsl_cdf_geometric_Q
(k, p)¶ These functions compute the cumulative distribution functions \(P(k), Q(k)\) for the geometric distribution with parameter
p
.