Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...
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Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...A group of
men exchange their gloves randomly (altogether there are 20 gloves).
Let
be the random variable which attains the value 1 if the 
man got at least one of his gloves back, and it attains the value 0 otherwise.
Set
and 
.
Show that
and that 
.
number of men who got at least one of their gloves back.
For each
, consider,
if the man got at least one of his gloves back.
______
if he didn't.
.
Each has the Bernoulli distribution of parameter,
How would I go about working out
or 
? 
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...Assuming the gloves are now randomly scattered.
For the i'th man, what's the probability that he doesn't have his first glove? (How many of the 20 slots can it be in?)
Similarly the probability for his second glove, and multiply.Last edited by ghostwalker; 03-05-2012 at 19:19. -
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...Would that not just be,(Original post by ghostwalker)
Assuming the gloves are now randomly scattered.
For the i'th man, what's the probability that he doesn't have his first glove? (How many of the 20 slots can it be in?)
Similarly the probability for his second glove, and multiply.
What have I done wrong (if anything), as the calculated answer is not equal to the solution I am after.
EDIT:
gives me what I'm after. I apologise, and thank you.
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...Once you've chosen a position for the first glove, there are only 19 positions remaining for the second.(Original post by RamocitoMorales)
Would that not just be,
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...Yes, thank you, I've corrected that error.(Original post by ghostwalker)
Once you've chosen a position for the first glove, there are only 19 positions remaining for the second. -
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...What if I now wanted to work out:
By the linearity of expectation:Let
be the total number of men who received at least one of their gloves. Find 
.
, where 
is the event that no man receives a single one of their gloves back and 
is the event where all ten men receive at least one of their gloves back.
Help?
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Re: Probability (Bernoulli & Expectation)...Puzzled.(Original post by RamocitoMorales)
What if I now wanted to work out:
By the linearity of expectation:
, where is the event that no man receives a single one of their gloves back and is the event where all ten men receive at least one of their gloves back.
Help?
You seem to have changed the definition of
.
With your original definition, it's straight forward, but with this new one, I don't know.
Edit:
Thinking about it, your new definition, doesn't make sense.
So, I presume you meant your previous definition, in which case,
Since n=10, your index runs 0 to 9, or 1 to 10, but not 0 to 10.
And then you can just add.Last edited by ghostwalker; 04-05-2012 at 11:25.
