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Joint distribution from multiple marginals

Consider an experiment consisting of a repeated trial with two random Bernoulli (=binary) variables, A and B. Each trial consists of multiple outcomes for both A and B. Each trial …
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Rigorous proof of the duality of Coupon collector’s problem and Occupancy problem

We have $k$ different types of coupons (with replacement).If we collect at least $l$ different coupons, we win a prize. We can only afford to collect $m$ coupons. Let's say we tak …
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a function of Bernoulli variables?

Let $X_1,X_2,...,X_n$ be a fixed number of Bernoulli random variables. My problem is to find a distribution for $Y$ such that for some function $f$, we have $Y=f(X_1,X_2,...,X_n)$. …
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Mean occurrences of letters in complete strings given by a Bernoulli scheme

Suppose one has an alphabet of $K$ letters, from which we draw sequentially letters; assume that the $n$-th letter occurs with a fixed probability $p_n$ independently of the others …
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Expected value of min X for bernoulli success? [closed]

I take a SRS sample of size n from a population of x values ranging from 1 to N. Each selected unit also has a probability p of success or q = 1-p of failure (i.e. the probability …
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Generating Bernoulli Correlated Random Variables with Space Decaying Correlations

Hi, I have a set of N objects randomly distributed in a 2D physical space. Each object (i) generates a bernoulli random number (0 or 1) based on a marginal probability Pr(xi = 1) …
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When do binomial distributions occur?

A binomial distribution is the distribution of the number of successes of n independent, identical Bernoulli trials. What happens when the trials are dependent and the Bernoulli t …
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References for Poisson and Lexis trials

I have been trying to find more information on Poisson and Lexis trials (generalizations of Bernoulli trials), but I have failed to find anything outside of MathWorld (I went throu …