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WhattoUnderstand

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on: Jul 24, 2018
In what sense is a coincidence an improbable event?

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What can happen when a physical situation lends itself to computing a relative-frequency probability, but people ignore that information and go with their intuition'?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

IT IS IMPROBABLE THAT THE EVENT WILL HAPPEN TO A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL, AT A SPECIFIC TIME, NAMED BEFOREHAND. (SUCH AS YOU WINNING THE LOTTERY.)

Answer to Question 2

THIS CAN LEAD TO INCORRECT THINKING AND TO INCORRECT PROBABILITIES, OR TO INCORRECT INTERPRETATION OF PROBABILITIES.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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