OK - my so-called "proof" is obviously off a little bit, as shown by my last example. This is why I like simulations.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Devon McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > If we look at the distribution for my original problem of five things, we > see > > mm=. rpm 1e6$5 > +/mm =/ i.6 > 365976 375745 166694 83220 0 8365 > > This zero near the end is because there can't be only four matches, so this > is why this result doesn't agree with the theoretical percentages in the > paper mentioned by Henry. > ... -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
