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doc: Document the form of the geometric distribution being used (II) in geo* functions. * scripts/statistics/distributions/geocdf.m, scripts/statistics/distributions/geoinv.m, scripts/statistics/distributions/geopdf.m, scripts/statistics/distributions/geornd.m: Document the form of the geometric distribution being used (II) in geo* functions.
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:28:20 -0700
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20 ## -*- texinfo -*- 20 ## -*- texinfo -*-
21 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} geoinv (@var{x}, @var{p}) 21 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} geoinv (@var{x}, @var{p})
22 ## For each element of @var{x}, compute the quantile (the inverse of 22 ## For each element of @var{x}, compute the quantile (the inverse of
23 ## the CDF) at @var{x} of the geometric distribution with parameter @var{p}. 23 ## the CDF) at @var{x} of the geometric distribution with parameter @var{p}.
24 ##
25 ## The geometric distribution models the number of failures (@var{x}-1) of a
26 ## Bernoulli trial with probability @var{p} before the first success (@var{x}).
24 ## @end deftypefn 27 ## @end deftypefn
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26 ## Author: KH <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at> 29 ## Author: KH <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
27 ## Description: Quantile function of the geometric distribution 30 ## Description: Quantile function of the geometric distribution
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