Cmn {forensim}R Documentation

The number of all possible combinations of m elements among n with repetitions

Description

The number of all possible combinations of m elements among n with repetitions.

Usage

Cmn(m, n)

Arguments

m the m elements to combine among n
n the n elements from which to combine m elements with repetitions

Details

There are (n+m-1)!/(m!(n-1)!) ways to combine m elements among n with repetitions.

Note

Cmn was implemented as an auxiliary function for the dataL function which computes the likelihood of the observed alleles in a mixed DNA stain conditional on the number of contributors.

Author(s)

Hinda Haned <haned@biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr>

See Also

comb for all possible combinations of m elements among n with repetitions

Examples

Cmn(2,3)
comb(2,3)

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