In: Statistics and Probability
Toss a fair coin repeatedly. Let N1 be the number of tosses required to obtain heads followed immediately by tails. Let N2 be the number of tosses required to obtain two heads in a row.
(A) Should N1 and N2 have the same expected value? If not, which expected value should be larger? Explain your answers.
(B) Find the probability mass function of N1.
(C) Find the expected value of N1.
(D) Find the probability mass function of N2.
(E) Find the expected value of N2.