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HYPGEOM.DIST function

Returns the hypergeometric distribution: the probability of a number of successes in a sample drawn without replacement.

Syntax

=HYPGEOM.DIST(sample_s, number_sample, population_s, number_pop, cumulative)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
sample_sRequiredSuccesses in the sample
number_sampleRequiredSize of the sample
population_sRequiredSuccesses in the population
number_popRequiredSize of the population
cumulativeRequiredTRUE for the cumulative distribution, FALSE for the density

How to use HYPGEOM.DIST

HYPGEOM.DIST takes 5 required arguments. Type =HYPGEOM.DIST( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

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=HYPGEOM.DIST(1, 4, 8, 20, TRUE)Result 0.465428277
=HYPGEOM.DIST(1, 4, 8, 20, FALSE)Result 0.363261094

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