document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808939>Question 808939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have 60 patients that will be in blocks of 6. There will be 3 treatments available, A , B, C. I am having difficulty listing all of the possible permutations. I could really use some help. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 60C3 = (60*59*58)/(1*2*3) = 34,220 unique sets of 3 you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming you mean to assign A,B, and C randomly to the 3 persons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in a set, there are 3! = 6 ways to make the assignments.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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