Introduction to Probability · Problem 4.1.38

Conditional Probability — Grinstead & Snell

Mathematics — Probability · joint-distribution-coin-toss

Problem

A fair coin is tossed three times. Let XX be the number of heads that turn up on the first two tosses and YY the number of heads that turn up on the third toss. Give the distribution of (a) the random variables XX and YY. (b) the random variable Z=X+YZ = X + Y. (c) the random variable W=X−YW = X - Y.

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