Abstract
Place n arcs of equal lengths randomly on the circumference of a circle, and let C denote the proportion covered. The moments of C (moments of coverage) are found by solving a recursive integral equation, and a formula is derived for the cumulative distribution function. The asymptotic distribution of C for large n is explored, and is shown to be related to the exponential distribution.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,General Mathematics,Statistics and Probability
Cited by
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