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Old 11-18-2007, 06:01 AM
Trikkur Trikkur is offline
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Default Re: I flipped 100 coins

So if I lose my first ever coinflip, I'm bound to be below expectation forever????
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:17 AM
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Default Re: I flipped 100 coins

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So if I lose my first ever coinflip, I'm bound to be below expectation forever????

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Past events have no bearing on future events. If you lose $10 on your first flip, then you will always be down $10 if you run at expectation for the rest of your flips.
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:18 AM
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:30 AM
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Default Re: I flipped 100 coins

did you really sit around and flip 100 times? im sure you can program a simulator or just search the internet for one.
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:41 AM
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did you really sit around and flip 100 times? im sure you can program a simulator or just search the internet for one.

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It helps when you do the experiment yourself, to integrate it into your experience.
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:53 AM
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did you really sit around and flip 100 times? im sure you can program a simulator or just search the internet for one.

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It helps when you do the experiment yourself, to integrate it into your experience.

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You should probably integrate some basic statistics into the experience.
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Old 11-18-2007, 02:14 PM
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did you really sit around and flip 100 times? im sure you can program a simulator or just search the internet for one.

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It helps when you do the experiment yourself, to integrate it into your experience.

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awesome
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Old 11-18-2007, 06:43 AM
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my god you ran bad from flip 80-90.
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