Actually, all I really need is the formula. If, for example, 10,000 people are picked out of a group of 1,000,000 people, what is the formula for the probability that 5 specific people will be part of that group of 10,000?
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Specifying that x be among the y picked out of z.
There are C(z,y) total ways to pick them.
There is 1 way to pick the x people--they are specified.
There are C(z,y-x) to pick the remainder of the y people.
So the probability you are looking for is C(z,y-x) / C(z,y)
There are C(z,y) total ways to pick them.
There is 1 way to pick the x people--they are specified.
There are C(z,y-x) to pick the remainder of the y people.
So the probability you are looking for is C(z,y-x) / C(z,y)