I don't understand where does the $\frac{k-1}{k}$ factor come from, in the probability mass function derived by Bayesian approach.

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I don't understand where does the $\frac{k-1}{k}$ factor come from, in the probability mass function derived by Bayesian approach:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_tank_problem

(in the Example section, near the top of the article)

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It's derived later on in the same article, in the "Summation Formula" subsection.