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Latest revision as of 23:45, 14 June 2024
Let [math]X[/math] and [math]Y[/math] be random variables with values in [math]\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}[/math] with distribution functions [math]p_X[/math] and [math]p_Y[/math] given by
[[math]]
\begin{eqnarray*}
p_X(j) &=& a_j\ , \\
p_Y(j) &=& b_j\ .
\end{eqnarray*}
[[/math]]
- Find the ordinary generating functions [math]h_X(z)[/math] and [math]h_Y(z)[/math] for these distributions.
- Find the ordinary generating function [math]h_Z(z)[/math] for the distribution [math]Z = X + Y[/math].
- Show that [math]h_Z(z)[/math] cannot ever have the form
[[math]] h_Z(z) = \frac{z^2 + z^3 +\cdots+ z^{12}}{11}\ . [[/math]]
Hint: [math]h_X[/math] and [math]h_Y[/math] must have at least one nonzero root, but [math]h_Z(z)[/math] in the form given has no nonzero real roots. It follows from this observation that there is no way to load two dice so that the probability that a given sum will turn up when they are tossed is the same for all sums (i.e., that all outcomes are equally likely).