I'm interested in determining the expected number of coupons drawn out of a universe of $C$ distinct coupon types such that $N$ of some coupon have been drawn.
I've used a Markov Chain successfully for small cases (small $C$ and $N$), but that method becomes infeasible obviously for larger cases.
There is a question and answer dealing with $N=2$, but I don't see how that might be extended for $N>2$.
Is there a direct way to arrive at the desired result?