Tuesday 23 February 2016

probability - Expected number of rolls until all die faces have appeared?

Suppose you have a die. On average, how many rolls does it take for all the faces (1 through 6) to have appeared?




Also, what kind of distribution is this?



(I thought of this question when watching rain fall on my driveway; I wondered how long it takes for rain to completely cover the whole driveway.)

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