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expectation of upper quantile proportion
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We have a collection $\boldsymbol{S}$ of $n$ discrete random variables $X_1$, $X_2$, $\dots$, $X_n$ $\overset{\small \text{i.i.d.}}{\small \sim}$ $\mathcal{D}$...
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Expected values of two random variables related to a simple urn problem
In an urn there are $u$ balls, $b$ of which are black.
If we perform $n$ trials of one ball at a time with replacement, the probability of the event $E$ to get $n$ times a black ball is $P(E)=\left(\...
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