March 11th, 2004, 05:15 PM
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Re: Are some randoms more random than others?
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OK, but I thought that statistics were also used over time to consolidate possible worlds?
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ok, but then, in this case, there are 4 equi-probable possible worlds:
1. first toss heads, second toss heads
2. first toss heads, second toss tails
3. first toss tails, second toss heads
4. first toss tails, second toss tails.
Thus, each of the 4 possible outcomes has a 25% probability; and the chance that heads will be tossed at least once is 75%, as that would be 3 of the 4 possible worlds.
[ March 11, 2004, 15:16: Message edited by: archaeolept ] |