Re: Probability Help
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Thanks!
I appreciate the input. If anyone else has anything to offer, specifically, showing further what the odds of having TWO six game losing streaks ALONG WITH that eleven game losing streak within those 150 games, that would be awesome. Thanks again.
[/ QUOTE ]The problem with this question is that any fairly specific scenario will have a very small probability. I could ask "what is the probability of a 5 game losing streak, a 7 game losing streak, and an 11 losing streak" and it identifies a completely different event, also with a tiny probability.
It's like asking the odds getting dealt 72 offsuit and the flop coming 357 all of spades and the turn and river coming aces--it's just another small, unlikely event. It's better to ask open ended questions like "what is the chance of having a losing streak of 11 or more games?" as they yeild more useful results.
Sorry to be a bummer.
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