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Geometric Distribution

The number of failures before the first success in independent Bernoulli trials.

Probability Mass FunctionPMF = P(X = x)
Cumulative Distribution FunctionCDF = F(x)
Probability in an Interval
Compute the probability that X falls between two values. For discrete distributions, this is the sum of probabilities P(X = k) for all integers k from a to b.
P(a ≤ X ≤ b)
Quantiles (Inverse CDF)
Pick a probability p and read the corresponding quantile xₚ where F(xₚ) = p.
Quantile xₚ (where F(xₚ) = p)
In Geometric Distribution, selected probability p: 0.9500 (95.00%)

Parameters

Adjust the parameters and (optionally) add up to 3 curves to compare different settings side‑by‑side.

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Estimating parameters from data

If you’re fitting this distribution to observed data, these are common plug‑in estimates you can start with.

Probability (p)

Inverse of the average number of trials needed to get a success (p = 1/mean).