The probability of a machine producing a defective part, in one day, is of 0.1. Think in two possible situations: the probability that the 18th piece produced on the day is the 4th defective and the probability that the 10th part produced on the day will be the 1st defective.

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The probability of a machine producing a defective part, in one day, is of 0.1. Think in two possible situations: the probability that the 18th piece produced on the day is the 4th defective and the probability that the 10th part produced on the day will be the 1st defective.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Negative Binomial Distribution: If we have a sequence of trials each having two outcomes, say Success and Failure, trials being independent and the probability of success, say p, remaining constant, the sequence is continued until a predefined number of successes, say r, have occurred. Then the distribution of the number of failures follows the negative binomial.

Let us assume X be a random variable denoting the number of trials needed for r successes.

Then X~NB(r, p), r and p being the parameters of the negative binomial distribution.

The probability mass function of X is given by,

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