Probability Distributions: Discrete

Abstract

The discrete probability distributions are introduced in this chapter. The general rules of a discrete probability distributions are illustrated and the concepts of expected value and variance are shown. The rules are illustrated with a number of examples. This chapter includes brief introduction of the Bernoulli distribution, binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, geometric distribution, multinomial distribution, hypergeometric distribution and negative binomial distribution. The important properties of these distributions are discussed and illustrated with examples. The applications of these useful distributions are given high priority.