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NEGBINOM.DIST function

Returns the negative binomial distribution

Syntax

NEGBINOM.DIST(number_f, number_s, probability_s, cumulative)

Square brackets indicate optional arguments.

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredMeaning
number_fYesThe number of failures.10
number_sYesThe threshold number of successes.5
probability_sYesThe probability of a success.0.25
cumulativeYesA logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, NEGBINOM.DIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability density function.true

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Count failures before the third success

=NEGBINOM.DIST(A2,B2,C2,FALSE)

For the third success to occur after exactly two failures, the final trial is a success. The first four trials contain two successes in 6 orders, each five-trial sequence having probability 1/32.

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NEGBINOM.DIST · top-level call

=NEGBINOM.DIST(A2,B2,C2,FALSE)

1 / 4 · number_f

The number of failures.

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