Forum: Probability
10-14-2007, 12:33 AM
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Re: LLN Question (FGators Question)
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lol at thinking definitions on MathWorld are worded poorly.
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lol at thinking MathWorld is perfect. You know it isn't just Weisstein, right?
Check out the 2nd last...
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Forum: Probability
07-10-2007, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 70
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Forum: Probability
07-05-2007, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 95
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Forum: Probability
06-21-2007, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 61
Re: Math question.
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C(X Y) is going to be used to mean X choose Y. I think these are right, but would appreciate double checking.
Second question: C(12 8) or (12!)/((8!)*(4!)) = 495
There are 12 face...
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Forum: Probability
06-11-2007, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 70
Re: Sit and Go Prop Bet
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OP forgot to mention that if he wins one game then loses the next that counts as one trail
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Do you know that because you are the "friend" in the bet?
Just in case the...
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Forum: Probability
05-23-2007, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 397
Re: Math Magic God Problem
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Then one day a famous magician duplicates the "trick". And he explains how he did it. Sceptics breathe a sigh of relief. But the guy doesn't change his claims. He simply admits that this...
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Forum: Probability
04-13-2007, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 331
Re: April 2007 IBM Ponder This Challenge
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The solution for M must have had a hidden assumption that half the integers are negative?
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This assumption is encoded in the fact that I used a kind of principal...
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Forum: Probability
04-11-2007, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 331
Re: April 2007 IBM Ponder This Challenge
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On the other hand, if you mean reaching 1 below without having first reached 2 below, or vice versa, then it is not obvious, in fact I think it is false, that they are equally likely.
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Forum: Probability
04-10-2007, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 331
Re: April 2007 IBM Ponder This Challenge
This problem (and your solution) remind me of the risk-of-ruin problems with integer payoffs. Such problems have been solved, e.g. when you lose one unit or win k units (2 in this case).
So one...
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Forum: Probability
03-20-2007, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 67
Re: The Jeopardy 3-way tie
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They all 3 get the full amount, plus he gets to play the weak players again, so no idiot.
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Yeah, I always wondered why the leaders normally bet to win...
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Forum: Probability
02-09-2007, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 203
Re: The Cab Problem
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Personally, I'm interested in reading different views about this.
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Right one and wrong ones? /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Use Cohen's reasoning (or rather, the reasoning...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-04-2007, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 201
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Forum: Internet Gambling
01-21-2007, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 281
Re: Neteller EFT\'s to take 2-4 weeks.
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Neteller is probably rolling paper to invest our dead money. It will take some time for longer maturity paper to cash out for them. I believe this is part of the way they make money. They...
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Forum: Probability
12-10-2006, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 99
Re: Searching for theorem about mixed strategies
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There is a following theorem :
"In any 2 person game if one player is using mixed strategy A there exist pure strategy B which is optimal vs strategy A".
...This theorem is known as Yao...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
11-20-2006, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 578
Views: 4,475
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Forum: Probability
11-20-2006, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 56
Re: Looking to buy a calculator.
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Sharp EL-510R ~$10
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My EL-506A is just about to turn 20 years old. I think I paid about $10 for it. Still works. And as tedious as it is, you can enter data to calculate...
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Forum: Probability
10-29-2006, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 115
Re: Randomizing with a coin
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AlienBoy's system is correct, but it doesn't guarantee a decision in any finite number of flips.
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But does BruceZ's guarantee a decision in any finite number of...
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Forum: Probability
10-27-2006, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 115
Re: Randomizing with a coin
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I didn't prove why its impossible to represent it in binary though.
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Yes, I was taking that as given, but good point.
For the OP, if you flip a coin at most n times,...
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Forum: Probability
10-26-2006, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 115
Re: Randomizing with a coin
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Not really. But you cannot represent 1/3 exactly in binary, and all coin flips can be represented in binary, so you have a problem.
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Well, you tried not to prove it, but...
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Forum: Probability
10-18-2006, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 61
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Forum: Probability
10-12-2006, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 65
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Forum: Probability
10-11-2006, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 79
Re: bankroll concepts - risk of ruin
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If your risk of ruin exceeds 13%, then if you can move down in stakes, you certainly should.
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I think this is too strong of a statement.
I know where it's coming from:...
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Forum: Probability
09-28-2006, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 81
Re: Bayesians vs frequensists once again
Good post. One comment:
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The frequentist method is obviously a simplification and has drawbacks like the
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Frequentists can't assign probabilities to things outside the...
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Forum: Probability
09-27-2006, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 73
Re: 2nd bid also pays problem
This is a great example to show how people don't think ahead (or as your professor will say, use backwards induction).
Against rational opponents, you want to be the first to bid 0.01. If your...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
09-26-2006, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 67
Party \"anywhere\" browser beta
The latest Party reload email (for those that got one) has this in it:
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