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#101 2012-11-08 09:52:43

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Re: Expectation

From the definition of expectation..

bobbym wrote:

Hi;

That is not right either. Actually, the problem is related to a CCP but we have not covered that yet.

What is CCP?


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#102 2012-11-08 09:54:55

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Re: Expectation

We have not come to it yet but we soon will. Do you know another way for the last problem?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#103 2012-11-08 09:57:06

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Re: Expectation

I do not.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#104 2012-11-08 09:59:49

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Re: Expectation

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#105 2012-11-08 10:01:49

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Re: Expectation

anonimnystefy wrote:

From the definition of expectation..

bobbym wrote:

Hi;

That is not right either. Actually, the problem is related to a CCP but we have not covered that yet.

What is CCP?

Did you not see the first sentence of this post?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#106 2012-11-08 10:02:55

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Re: Expectation

Yes, I did and I said we have not got to it yet. CCP is short for Coupon Collector Problem.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#107 2012-11-08 10:08:34

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Re: Expectation

No, I didn't mean that. The text before the quote is on its own. It is not conected to the rest of the post. It was an answer to your previously asked question.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#108 2012-11-08 10:09:52

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Re: Expectation

I see, but I think I already answered the question with post #104.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#109 2012-11-08 10:11:41

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Re: Expectation

Post #104 told me sometying I had already known

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2012-11-08 10:12:10)


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#110 2012-11-08 10:12:45

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Re: Expectation

Well then, when I asked for another way you should have posted it prior to post #104


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#111 2012-11-08 10:17:11

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Re: Expectation

I did! It is in the first part of post #101!


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#112 2012-11-08 10:19:26

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Re: Expectation

Yes, I know but it is nice to see the formula actually in front of you...


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#113 2012-11-08 10:29:49

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Re: Expectation

Do you have another problem?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#114 2012-11-08 10:30:58

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Re: Expectation

I have many problems, social, psychological and math. Which do you want to try and solve?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#115 2012-11-08 10:32:50

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Re: Expectation

Let's try math first.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#116 2012-11-08 10:35:27

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Re: Expectation

Okay.

What is the expected number of times a fair die must be rolled until all scores appear at least once?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#117 2012-11-08 11:39:29

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Re: Expectation

Hi bobbym

14.7?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#118 2012-11-08 11:43:39

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Re: Expectation

Yes! Very good! Although it does not look like it that is a CCP.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#119 2012-11-08 11:58:08

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Re: Expectation

Oh, but it does look like a CCP.

Any more?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#120 2012-11-08 12:04:51

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Re: Expectation

First, how did you solve the last one?

Just one or two more of these lightweight problems and we can move on to tougher ones.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#121 2012-11-08 20:22:12

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Re: Expectation

I solved it using absorbing Markov chains.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#122 2012-11-08 21:02:33

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Re: Expectation

Hmmm, mind If I see it? Then I can show you another way.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#123 2012-11-09 02:24:43

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Re: Expectation

It's a pretty large one to do by hand.

(0,1,0,0,0,0,0)
(0,1/6,5/6,0,0,0,0)
(0,0,1/3,2/3,0,0,0)
(0,0,0,1/2,1/2,0,0)
(0,0,0,0,2/3,1/3,0)
(0,0,0,0,0,5/6,1/6)
(0,0,0,0,0,0,1)

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2012-11-09 02:25:14)


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#124 2012-11-09 02:48:51

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Re: Expectation

Hi;

You did forget the labels but here is another way.

The expected wait for all scores to appear = expected wait for one score +
expected wait for second score + ... + expected wait for sixth and final score.
The probabilities of these events are, respectively, 6/6, 5/6, 4/6, 3/6, 2/6, 1/6.
Therefore the expected wait for all scores to appear?

It's a pretty large one to do by hand.

No one but a lunatic would want to.

When you computed the answer you should have got a big surprise.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#125 2012-11-09 05:45:09

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Re: Expectation

Why 6/k?

Why should the anwser be a big surprise?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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