From biased coin to any discrete distribution (Q2043731)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7377574
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7377574 |
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From biased coin to any discrete distribution (English)
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3 August 2021
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This paper shows that there is a coin-based algorithm that can generate any discrete distribution, with a size that can include any countable set. The coin need not be fair and the algorithm is not based on a limiting process. The work is elegant and interesting.
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discrete probability measure
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discrete distribution
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expected value
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coin flip
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biased coin
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simulation of distribution
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algorithm
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