Think 24/7 Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the Think 24/7 Content Network
  2. Coupon collector's problem - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector's_problem

    In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: if each box of a given product (e.g., breakfast cereals) contains a coupon, and there are n different types of coupons, what is the probability that more than t boxes need to be bought ...

  3. Coupon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon

    Coupon. In marketing, a coupon is a ticket or document that can be redeemed for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product . Customarily, coupons are issued by manufacturers of consumer packaged goods [1] or by retailers, to be used in retail stores as a part of sales promotions. They are often widely distributed through mail ...

  4. Coupon (finance) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_(finance)

    In finance, a coupon is the interest payment received by a bondholder from the date of issuance until the date of maturity of a bond . Coupons are normally described in terms of the "coupon rate", which is calculated by adding the sum of coupons paid per year and dividing it by the bond's face value. For example, if a bond has a face value of ...

  5. Collecting coupons — A mathematical approach - ed

    files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ744035.pdf

    10 29.3 4.32 20 72.0 7.21 30 119.8 9.48 50 225.0 13.23 The values in Table 3 can be used to calculate the approximate probabil-ity that the number of boxes that will have to purchased to collect all n coupons will be less than or exceed a specified value. This involves using the Central Limit Theorem, which suggests the total number of boxes ...

  6. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ponzi_schemes

    Judge Robert W. Sweet sentenced him to 20 years in prison, plus a $1 million fine and $463 million in restitution. He settled a civil suit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for $60 million. [35] [36] He briefly was the owner of the New York Post. At the time the SEC considered the fraud to be "one of the largest Ponzi schemes in ...

  7. List of television stations in North America by media market

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television...

    Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more

  8. Three Percenters - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Percenters

    Three Percenters believe that ordinary citizens must take a stand against perceived abuses by the U.S. federal government, which they characterize as overstepping its Constitutional limits. [1] Its stated goals include protecting the right to keep and bear arms, and to "push back against tyranny". [6]

  9. GS1 DataBar Coupon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GS1_DataBar_Coupon

    GS1 DataBar Stacked Omni-Directional barcode symbol encoding 00123456789012. The GS1 Databar Coupon code has been in use in retail industry since the mid-1980s. At first, it was a UPC with system ID 5. Since UPCs cannot hold more than 12 digits, it required another barcode to hold additional information like offer code, expiration date and ...