Suppose that a particle starts at the origin of the real line and moves along the line

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Suppose that a particle starts at the origin of the real line and moves along the line in jumps of one unit. For each jump, the probability is p (0 ≤ p ≤ 1) that the particle will jump one unit to the left and the probability is 1− p that the particle will jump one unit to the right. Find the expected value of the position of the particle after n jumps.
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Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500465

4th Edition

Authors: Morris H. DeGroot, Mark J. Schervish

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