Sequential Counting Procedures

#Definition

A sequential counting procedure is one that satisfies the following three properties:

  1. The steps are ordered, i.e. any two sequences of different outcomes represent distinguishable composite outcomes
  2. The steps are independent, i.e. the number of outcomes of one step is not affected by the outcomes of the preceding steps
  3. The steps are complete, i.e. each composite outcome consists of a complete sequence of individual outcomes, one for each step