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Re: average of the consecutive coin tosses

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  • Subject: [mg121979] Re: average of the consecutive coin tosses
  • From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 04:51:56 -0400 (EDT)
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Am 06.10.2011 10:19, schrieb michael partensky:
> Hi.
> 
> What are the better ways of doing what this guy does very inefficiently for
> the average of the consecutive coin tosses:
> 
> tr = (flips = 1; (#/flips++) & /@ Accumulate[Table[toss, {1000}]]) // N);
> 
> where
> 
> toss= RandomInteger[];
> 
> Thanks
> Michael

Hi Michael,

1.) generate the table with RandomInteger[]
2.) make use of the attribute Listable.
    Divide the Table by the Range of integers:

tr = Accumulate[RandomInteger[1, 1000]]Range[1000]^(-1);

This is approximately 3.5 as fast as your approach.

Peter



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