We review some urn and random-allocation models, mostly using probability generating function (PGF) methods. We begin by formulating a basic problem which can be thought of as either an urn or a ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A carrier-borne epidemic is considered in which the carriers, subject to a death process, infect susceptibles by random allocation rather than ...

The procedure for allocating patients to a treatment arm in comparative clinical trials is frequently chosen with only minor deliberation. This decision may, however, ultimately impact the trial ...

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Passengers have more chance of winning the National Lottery jackpot than being allocated middle seats at random on a Ryanair flight, according to new Oxford University analysis. In recent weeks ...