Telescoping sums very naturally lead to probability distributions on ℤ+. But are these distributions typically cosmetic and devoid of motivation? In this paper we give three examples of 'first occurrence' distributions, each defined by telescoping sums, and each arising from concrete questions about the structure of permutations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-16411 |
| Date | 01 December 2016 |
| Creators | Godbole, Anant, Hao, Jie |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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