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. 2020 Feb 7;2(6):87–91.

Table 3. Binomial distributions on Day i.

Date Distribution Period of Yi being detected
Day 1 Y1~Binomial(N1,p) Y1 is expected to be detected on Day d+1
Day 2 Y2~Binomial(N2,p) Y2 is expected to be detected on Day d+1 and Day d+2
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Day d Yd~Binomial(Nd,p) Yd is expected to be detected between Day d+1 and Day 2d
Day d+1 Yd+1~Binomial(Nd+1−N1,p) Yd+1 is expected to be detected between Day d+2 and Day 2d+1
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Day 2d−1 Y2d−1~Binomial(N2d−1−Nd-1,p) Y2d−1 is expected to be detected between Day 2d and Day 3d−1
Day 2d Y2d~Binomial(N2d-Nd,p) Y2d is expected to be detected between Day 2d+1 and Day 3d