HYPGEOMDIST function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

HYPGEOMDIST

Returns the hypergeometric distribution, i.e., the probability of 'x' successes from 'n' number of draws for a given population 'N' with 'M' number of successes, without replacement of draws.

 

Syntax


HYPGEOMDIST(x; n; M; N)  

x: The number of successes that you want to calculate the probability for. Eg., 3

n: Number of draws without replacement. Eg., 5

M: The number of successes in the finite population. Eg., 12

N: Size of the finite population. Eg., 25

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=HYPGEOMDIST(A2;B2;C2;D2)

0.322981366

=HYPGEOMDIST(A3;B3;C3;D3)

0.238390093

=HYPGEOMDIST(A4;B4;C4;D4)

0.051292449


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • The value of x is less than 0, or greater than n or M

  • The value of n is less than 0 or greater than N.

  • The value of M is less than 0 or greater than N.

  • The value of N is less than 0.

 

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