Random Variable
독립적인(independent) 베르누이 시행에서 r 번 성공하기 전까지의 실패 횟수. 즉, 기하분포의 일반화
분포의 특성
- pmf of X(Yi:Bernoulli r.v.)
P(X=0)=P(Y1=1,Y2=1,...,Yr=1)=prP(X=1)=(r−1r)pr−1(1−p)p=(r−1r)pr(1−p)⋮P(X=x)=(r−1r+x−1)pr−1(1−p)xp=(r−1r+y−1)pr(1−p)x (x=0,1,2,...)(0<p<1)
- 기댓값
E(X)=pr(1−p)
pf)
E(X)=∑x=0∞x(r−1r+x−1)pr(1−p)x=∑x=1∞(r−1)!x!(r+x−1)!xpr(1−p)x=∑x=1∞(r−1)!(x−1)!(r+x−1)(r+x−2)!pr(1−p)xLet z=x−1∑z=0∞(r−1)!z!(r+z−1)!pr(1−p)z(1−p)(r+z)=(1−p)r+(1−p)E(Z)E(X)−(1−p)E(X)=(1−p)r (b/c E(X)=E(Z))E(X)=pr(1−p)
- 분산
Var(X)=p2r(1−p)
pf)

- mgf
MX(t)=∑x=0∞etx(r−1r+x−1)pr(1−p)x=∑x=0∞(xr+x−1)pr[et(1−p)]x=pr(1−(1−p)et)−r by 음이항정리 (t<−log(1−p))