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The Labeled Coupon Collector Problem with Random Sample Sizes and Partial Recovery

Discrete Mathematics 2025-02-06 v1

Abstract

We extend the Coupon Collector's Problem (CCP) and present a novel generalized model, referred as the k-LCCP problem, where one is interested in recovering a bipartite graph with a perfect matching, which represents the coupons and their matching labels. We show two extra-extensions to this variation: the heterogeneous sample size case (K-LCCP) and the partly recovering case.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2502.02968,
  title  = {The Labeled Coupon Collector Problem with Random Sample Sizes and Partial Recovery},
  author = {Shoham Shimon Berrebi and Eitan Yaakobi and Zohar Yakhini and Daniella Bar-Lev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.02968},
  year   = {2025}
}
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