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Main Author: Yoshida, Yuuya
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.13426
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author Yoshida, Yuuya
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contents Solov'ev (1966), Nielsen (1973), and Blom (1982) independently showed a formula for the expected waiting time until a given finite pattern first occurs in random data. In this paper, we give a simple and combinatorial proof of the formula.
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spellingShingle A simple proof of the formula of Solov'ev--Nielsen--Blom for the expected waiting time
Yoshida, Yuuya
Probability
Combinatorics
60E05 68R15
Solov'ev (1966), Nielsen (1973), and Blom (1982) independently showed a formula for the expected waiting time until a given finite pattern first occurs in random data. In this paper, we give a simple and combinatorial proof of the formula.
title A simple proof of the formula of Solov'ev--Nielsen--Blom for the expected waiting time
topic Probability
Combinatorics
60E05 68R15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.13426