Posts Tagged ‘ binomial probability ’

Example 7.27: probability question reconsidered

March 15, 2010
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Example 7.27: probability question reconsidered

In Example 7.26, we considered a problem, from the xkcd blog:Suppose I choose two (different) real numbers, by any process I choose. Then I select one at random (p= .5) to show Nick. Nick must guess whether the other is smaller or larger. Being righ...

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Example 7.26: probability question

March 8, 2010
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Example 7.26: probability question

Here's a surprising problem, from the xkcd blog.Suppose I choose two (different) real numbers, by any process I choose. Then I select one at random (p= .5) to show Nick. Nick must guess whether the other is smaller or larger. Being right 50% of the ...

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