{
  "id": "math/0511652",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2005-11-27T05:36:57.000Z",
  "updated": "2005-11-27T05:36:57.000Z",
  "title": "The Probability of a Run",
  "authors": [
    "Mark B. Villarino"
  ],
  "comment": "4 pages",
  "categories": [
    "math.PR",
    "math.HO"
  ],
  "abstract": "We prove the explicit formula for the probability of a run of r successes in n trials.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2005-11-27T05:36:57.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "60G40"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "probability",
      "explicit formula"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2005math.....11652V"
    }
  }
}