Estimating the size of a union of random subsets of fixed cardinality (Q1871652)

Motivated by topics on indirect polls, the authors describe a probabilistic approach to the following problem. Let \(N_1\) be a fixed set with \(N\) elements and let \( P_K(N_1)\) be the set of all subsets of \( N_1\) containing \(K\) elements. Which is the probability that the union of \(s\) elements of \( P_K (N_1) \) contains exactly \(i\) elements if each member of \( P_K (N_1)\) has the same probability to be chosen? A complete answer is given.