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Binomial ID $\sum_{k=m}^p(-1)^{k+m}\binom{k}{m}\binom{n+p+1}{n+k+1}=\binom{n+p-m}{n}$

Could I get some help with proving this identity? $$\sum_{k=m}^p(-1)^{k+m}\binom{k}{m}\binom{n+p+1}{n+k+1}=\binom{n+p-m}{n}.$$ It has been checked in Matlab for various small $n,m$ and $p$. I have a ...

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How to prove this Gaussian Mixture theorem? (Fitting/Overfitting)

Note from OP: I gave up and reposted this Question with a Bounty on Cross Validated HERE. In certain applications, we approximate an unknown pdf by placing uniformly weighted Gaussian terms at each ...

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