srikank
03-02-2005, 12:04 PM
Hi,
I am having difficulty with the following problem:
You can have a state of 256 different elements (0-255). An element between 0-255 appears only once in a state of 256 elements. I understand that there are N! possible states. Now I want to calculate the probability of a state that has some k elements (not necessarily consecutive) common with a state that I have picked. Any suggestions on how to approach this problem? I apologize for the ignorance if it is too simple.
Thank you!
I am having difficulty with the following problem:
You can have a state of 256 different elements (0-255). An element between 0-255 appears only once in a state of 256 elements. I understand that there are N! possible states. Now I want to calculate the probability of a state that has some k elements (not necessarily consecutive) common with a state that I have picked. Any suggestions on how to approach this problem? I apologize for the ignorance if it is too simple.
Thank you!