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First bar purchased = 1 coupon
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3= # of extra bars after 2nd coupon to get 3rd coupon
  
1 = number of extra bars for a different coupon
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3 is geometric Random Variable
1 is a geometric Random variable
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= # of extra bars after 2nd coupon to get 3rd coupon
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4 is geometric Random variable
X3 is geom
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X4 is geom
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n is geometric Random Variable
  
Xn is geom
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Average number of coupons
 
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Avg. # of coupons
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 5 October 2008

As henry has mentioned this is a problem that is similar to the one discussed in class.


1= 1 coupon

2 = number of extra bars for a different coupon

2 is a geometric Random variable

3= # of extra bars after 2nd coupon to get 3rd coupon

3 is geometric Random Variable

4 is geometric Random variable

n is geometric Random Variable

Average number of coupons E[# needed]=

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