Generalized waiting time problems associated with pattern in Polya's urn scheme (Q1868284)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1901361
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Generalized waiting time problems associated with pattern in Polya's urn scheme
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1901361

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    Generalized waiting time problems associated with pattern in Polya's urn scheme (English)
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    27 April 2003
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    For the random sequence of ball labels obtained from Polya's urn scheme the authors consider the sum of `scores' until a certain pattern occurs. (Every label has a certain score.) They present an infinite system of equations for the conditional probability generating functions of this sum and a truncated version that can be handled by computer algebra systems.
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    Polya's urn scheme
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    pattern
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    waiting time: probability generating function
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    truncation
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