A counting problem?
Hi all,
Given some parameters N,k,t,B where N=k=t and B1 - Generate B random combinations from 1 to N of size k - Calculate the unique and overlapping combinations of size t that belong to the B combinations. Ex: N=12 k=4 t=3 B=7 1 2 4 5 1 3 6 7 1 3 10 11 2 7 9 11 3 4 5 8 1 2 3 6 4 6 7 9 My results a Combinations appearing once =10 twice =288 3 times=190 4 times=7 How can we count the above faster than brute force? TIA |
A counting problem?
Explain what you mean by "brute force".
If you mean can it be done without actuallly producing the random combinations then probably the answer is no. The problem as stated is not a *probability* question, so a general approach using probability theory is not applicable. Presumably the only scope for non-brute force is in the post-generation stage of the problem. I'm also not sure what you mean by "overlapping" combinations. You might explain further there.... Tim. "Dizzy" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... Hi all, Given some parameters N,k,t,B where N=k=t and B1 - Generate B random combinations from 1 to N of size k - Calculate the unique and overlapping combinations of size t that belong to the B combinations. Ex: N=12 k=4 t=3 B=7 1 2 4 5 1 3 6 7 1 3 10 11 2 7 9 11 3 4 5 8 1 2 3 6 4 6 7 9 My results a Combinations appearing once =10 twice =288 3 times=190 4 times=7 How can we count the above faster than brute force? TIA |
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