Variance to mean ratio of a random intersection
Question
Two subsets and of are chosen independently and uniformly from all subsets (they may coincide). With , compute .
Short answer
. Each element lies in and in independently with probability each, so it lies in the intersection with probability , independently of other elements. Hence and the ratio is .
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