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Two Multi--Draw Coupon Collector models with different retention rules
Aristides V. Doumas, S. Spektor
In this paper we study two variants of the generalized coupon collector's problem, where our collector receives at each run d distinct coupons and keeps all the new observed coupon…
math.PR2026
Equal probabilities maximize the expected deficit in the siblings of the coupon collector
Aristides V. Doumas, S. Spektor
In the siblings (or brotherhood) variant of the coupon collector's problem, a main collector draws coupons until her own album is complete and passes every duplicate down a chain o…