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A probabilistic proof of a binomial identity

Probability 2016-06-14 v1

Abstract

We give an elementary probabilistic proof of a binomial identity. The proof is obtained by computing the probability of a certain event in two different ways, yielding two different expressions for the same quantity.

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@article{arxiv.1606.03545,
  title  = {A probabilistic proof of a binomial identity},
  author = {Jonathon Peterson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.03545},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Published as a note in the American Mathematical Monthly

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