A biased coin is tossed N times, where N is a random variable which is Poisson distributed with parameter 2. Prove that the total number of heads shown is independent of the total number of tails. Show conversely that if the numbers of heads and tails are independent, then N has the Poisson distribution.

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A biased coin is tossed N times, where N is a random variable which is Poisson distributed
with parameter 2. Prove that the total number of heads shown is independent of the total number of
tails. Show conversely that if the numbers of heads and tails are independent, then N has the Poisson
distribution.
Transcribed Image Text:A biased coin is tossed N times, where N is a random variable which is Poisson distributed with parameter 2. Prove that the total number of heads shown is independent of the total number of tails. Show conversely that if the numbers of heads and tails are independent, then N has the Poisson distribution.
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