Density and Probability Functions

Density/prob Function

Domain

Mean

Variance

mgf

1
2 1

1 y 2

1 +2
2

(2 1 )2
12

et2 et1
t(2 1 )

2
2
1 e(y) /(2 )
2

< y <

1 y/
e

> 0, 0 < y <

1
1t

y 1 ey/
()

0<y<

(1 t)

y /21 ey/2
2/2 (/2)

y 6= 0

(1 2t)/2

0<y<1

(+)2 (++1)

None

p(y) = C(n, y)py (1 p)ny

y = 0, 1, ..., n

np

np(1 p)

(pet + (1 p))n

p(y) = p(1 p)y1

y = 1, 2, ...

1
p

1p
p2

pet
1(1p)et

y = 0, 1, ..., max(n, b)

nb
N

y = r, r + 1, ...

r
p

r(1p)
p2

y = 0, 1, 2, ...

f (y) =
f (y) =

f (y) =
f (y) =
f (y) =
f (y) =

(+)
()()

p(y) =

y 1 (1 y)1

C(b,y)C(N b,ny)
C(N,n)

p(y) = C(y 1, r 1)pr (1 p)yr

p(y) =

y e
y!

b
N

N b
N

et+

 N n 

t2 2
2

None

N 1

pet
1(1p)et

e(e

1)

r