Michiel Van Bel wrote:
okay, my statistics is a bit rusty (and I do not really know how to google for it), so perhaps you guys might have a hint:
1) say you have X objects (in a linear row) 2) Y of those X objects (Y <= X naturally) have some kind of special status 3) Z is a number between 0 and Y 4) What are the odds that Z objects with the special status are located next to each other
For example: X=50,Y=20,Z=10 You have 50 pencils, and 20 of them are red, 30 of them are blue. What are the odds that (if you lay those 50 pencils down randomly) there are 10 red pencils next to each other?
Anyone any hints?
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