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From: rao@utcsstat.UUCP (Eli Posner)
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Subject: Re: Yet another probability puzzle
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Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 14:39:12 EST
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What is the expected value of the range of N random points on
a line from 0 to 1?  

Easy!

		N - 1
		_____

		N + 1

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Eli Posner
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