Chapter 4: Q.4.9 (page 163)
Repeat Example when the balls are selected with replacement.
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At time a coin that comes up heads with probability p is flipped and falls to the ground. Suppose it lands on heads. At times chosen according to a Poisson process with rate , the coin is picked up and flipped. (Between these times, the coin remains on the ground.) What is the probability that the coin is on its head side at time? Hint: What would be the conditional probability if there were no additional flips by time , and what would it be if there were additional flips by time ?
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A fair coin is flipped times. Find the probability that there is a string of consecutive heads by
(a) using the formula derived in the text;
(b) using the recursive equations derived in the text.
(c) Compare your answer with that given by the Poisson approximation.
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