In: Statistics and Probability
How can you write the geometric distribution into an exponential distribution?
For the geometric distribution: P(y; p) = p(1 − p) ^ y−1
for y = 1,2, ⋯ and 0 < p < 1.
The exponential distribution may be viewed as a continuous counterpart of the geometric distribution.
For the geometric distribution: for y = 1,2, ⋯ and 0 < p < 1.
The CDF of geometric distribution is,
for y = 1,2, ⋯ and 0 < p < 1.
Let the interval of y be divided into n equal intervals of length t. Then y = nt
Let the number of occurrence of event be in n time interval. Then p = /n
For continuous distribution,
which is the CDF of exponential distribution.
Using the below limit formula,
Thus, the continuous distribution of geometric distribution is exponential distribution