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Mathematical Notation Help
Quick brush up since I haven't taken a math class since high school:
What exactly does the notation "f(p) = max{.2,p} for all other p" mean? Context: Suppose now Jane interprets probabilities in the following way: For any p that is the probability of a bad event, she interprets that probability to be f(p), where: f(p) = 0 for 0 (less than or equal to) p (less than or equal to) .01 I get this part f(p) = max{.2,p} for all other p |
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Re: Mathematical Notation Help
f(p) is the function. The Function is equal to .2 or p, which ever is higher.
So if p is 7, the fucntion is 7. If p is 25.8 the fuction is 25.8 but if p is .11 the function is .2. Try graphing the function. |
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Re: Mathematical Notation Help
This is just saying the following:
Jane correctly interprets probabilities that are reasonably likely to happen (those that happen between 20% and 100% of the time). For anything that happens less than 1% of the time, she can't foresee happening and assumes a probability of 0%. For things between 1% and 20%, she always thinks they have a 20% chance of happening. |
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