At a party N men throw their hats into the center of a room. The hats are mixed up and each man randomly selects one. Find the expected number of men who select their own hats.
译: N 个人把自己的帽子扔进了一个房间,他们的帽子全部混在了一起,然后每个人再随机地取回一顶帽子,请问恰好找到自己帽子的人数的期望。
结果很震惊!无论有多少人扔出自己的帽子,平均来看,总有1人能捡回自己的帽子!
Show that Var(X) = 1 when X is the number of men who select their own hats
译: 证明找回自己帽子的人数的方差等于1。
solution:
想不到吧!Xi,Xj的协方差不是 0 哦!!!
Suppose that those choosing their own hats depart, while the others (those without a match) put their selected hats in the center of the room, mix them up, and then reselect. Also, suppose that this process continues until each individual has his own hat.
(a) Find E[Rn] where Rn is the number of rounds that are necessary when n individuals are initially present.
(b) Find E[Sn] where Sn is the total number of selections made by the n individuals, n≥2.
(c) Find the expected number of false selections made by one of the n people, n≥2.