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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1247823
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2 February 1999
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Banach's match box problem
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moments
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combinatorial identity
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0.8022192716598511
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If matches are drawn one at a time and at random from two match boxes, each initially with \(n\) matches, then the probability \(U_{n,r}\), that when one box is found empty the other will contain \(r\) matches is given by \[ U_{n,r}= 2^{r-2n}{2n-r \choose n},\quad r=0,1, \dots,n.\tag{1} \] The object of this note is to obtain the general moments about the origin for \(r\) and to deduce the sum \(\sum^n_{r=0} U_{n,r}\), mean and variance as special cases.
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