A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.65P
Consider an urn containing n balls numbered 1.. .. . n, and suppose that k of them are randomly withdrawn. Let
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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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