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Our presentation of problems and snapshots from basic probability theory is continued. A trick is shown for determining expectations, and we then discuss, among other things, probability generating functions and factorial generating functions.
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Blom, G., Holst, L., Sandell, D. (1994). Basic probability theory II. In: Problems and Snapshots from the World of Probability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4304-5_3
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