Distribution PDF/PMF Mean Variance
Bernoulli
Geometric
Binomial B(n, p) np np(1 - p)
Poisson Pois(?)
Uniform (continuous) U(a, b)
Uniform (discrete) U(a, b)
Normal N(µ, s2) µ
Chi-squared ?2k k 2k
Gamma G(k, ?)

(see digamma function)


(see trigamma function )
Exponential Exp(?) ? e-?x ?-1 ?-2
Multivariate normal N(µ, S)
exists only when S is positive-definite
µ S
Degenerate da
Laplace L(µ, b) µ 2b2
Negative Binomial NB(r, p) involving a binomial coefficient
Cauchy Cauchy(µ, ?) undefined undefined