Register

Let X be the number of times you and your friend get the same outcome. Then X is distributed as

182 views
0 votes
0 votes
You and your friend have a fair coin each. Both of you toss the coins simultaneously, record the outcomes, and repeat the process, for a total of $n$ times. Let $X$ be the number of times you and your friend get the same outcome. Then $X$ is distributed as

SELECT ALL CORRECT OPTIONS

(a) $Binom(n,1/2)$

(b) $Geom(1/2)$

(c) $Binom(n,3/4)$

(d) $Binom(n,1/4)$
User Avatar

Please log in or register to answer this question.

Voting & Accepting an answer helps improve the community
← PreviousNext →
← Previous in categoryNext in category →

Related questions

1 votes
1 votes
0 answers
2
Sahil Gupta asked Nov 25, 2014
761 views
Let X be the random variable on the set of permutations of a set of n distinct integers {a 1 , a 2 , . . . , a n } with a1 < a2 < · · · < an such that X(P) equals the number of comparisons used by the bubble sort to put these integers into increasing order.
Answer the following part:a) Show that, under the assumption that the input is equally likely to be any of the n! permutations of theseintegers, the average number of com...
User Avatar
Link Copied!