Some Properties of Compositions and their Application to the Ballot Problem
Canadian mathematical bulletin, Tome 8 (1965) no. 3, pp. 359-372

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This paper is a continuation of two papers [4], [5] and brings out the solution of the ballot problem in its general form.In [5], Narayana has considered a generalised occupancy problem which can be viewed as a problem in compositions of integers. In what follows, we use the definitions of [6].
Mohanty, S. G. Some Properties of Compositions and their Application to the Ballot Problem. Canadian mathematical bulletin, Tome 8 (1965) no. 3, pp. 359-372. doi: 10.4153/CMB-1965-026-0
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