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Re: computing expected entries based on duplicates
It would make more sense to indicate how many duplicate winners there were on each day.
Let's assume, for a moment, that the chance to win is fixed at p, and that everyone who wins plays again. Then the chance of winning exactly twice in four days is going to be: p^2(1-p)^2*6=6k And the chance of winning exactly once in four days is: p*(1-p)^3*4=296k So you can solve: p^2(1-p)^2*6 / (p*(1-p)^3*4) =6/296 p=1/75 so roughly 75*77=5775 people play per day. |
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