Solution

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Take the event to mean three smoking-free weeks in succession, . The initial cumulative count is zero. Along this path it equals in weeks one, two, three, respectively. In the cumulative-response logistic model, define
The chain rule for probabilities then gives
The three conditional probabilities are approximately . If “stop during the first three weeks” instead means at least one smoking-free week by week three, its different event has probability : along the all-failure path the cumulative count stays zero. Stating the event resolves this wording ambiguity.

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