Binomial distribution • Hypergeometric distribution

Relationship between binomial and hypergeometric distributions

If 𝑋 ∼Bin⁡(𝑛,𝑝) and 𝑌 ∼Bin⁡(𝑚,𝑝) are independently distributed then #m/thm/prob

𝑋∣𝑋+𝑌=𝑟∼HGeom(𝑛,𝑚,𝑟)
Proof

Since

ℙ(𝑋=𝑘∣𝑋+𝑌=𝑟)=ℙ(𝑋=𝑘∧𝑋+𝑌=𝑟)ℙ(𝑋+𝑌=𝑟)=ℙ(𝑋=𝑘∧𝑌=𝑟−𝑘)ℙ(𝑋+𝑌=𝑟)=(𝑛𝑘)𝑝𝑘(1−𝑝)𝑛−𝑘(𝑚𝑟−𝑘)𝑝𝑟−𝑘(1−𝑝)𝑚−(𝑟−𝑘)(𝑛+𝑚𝑟)𝑝𝑟(1−𝑝)𝑛+𝑚−𝑟=(𝑛𝑘)(𝑚𝑟−𝑘)(𝑛+𝑚𝑟)

as required.

If 𝑋 ∼HGeom(𝑠,𝑓,𝑛) and 𝑁 =𝑠 +𝑓 →∞ such that 𝑝 =𝑠𝑁 remains fixed, then 𝑋 ⇝Bin⁡(𝑛,𝑝). #m/thm/prob

Proof

Since

ℙ(𝑋=𝑥)=(𝑠𝑘)(𝑓𝑛−𝑘)(𝑠+𝑓𝑛)=(𝑛𝑘)(𝑠+𝑓−𝑛𝑠−𝑘)(𝑠+𝑓𝑠)=(𝑛𝑘)((𝑠+𝑓−𝑛)!(𝑠−𝑘)!(𝑓−𝑛+𝑘)!)((𝑠+𝑓)!𝑠!𝑓!)→(𝑛𝑘)𝑝𝑘(1−𝑝)𝑘

as required.


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