A fair coin is tossed repeatedly until head appears for the third time. Calculate the mean and variance of the total number of tails that show up. Let X be the random variable that denotes the total number of tails that show up. Write down the probability mass function and cumulative distribution function of X.

A fair coin is tossed repeatedly until head appears for the third time. Calculate the mean and variance of the total number of tails that show up. Let X be the random variable that denotes the total number of tails that show up. Write down the probability mass function and cumulative distribution function of X.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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