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Chapter 17 Probability Models. 2. The Geometric Model: How many trials are needed to observe the first success?Let p = probability of success, q = 1-p be probability of failure, X= be the number of trials until the first success occurs. Then P(X=x) q^{x-1}pExpected value E(X) = 1/pStd deviati
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