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There's also a reverse version with the same mistaken assumption. Gambler: "I already got five 6's. I must be on a roll! I'll surely get another one."
by imh 10y ago
There's also a reverse version with the same mistaken assumption.
Gambler: "I already got five 6's. I must be on a roll! I'll surely get another one."
- armitron 10y agoThe correct assumption to make in this case would be that the dice is loaded. Same decision, different reasoning.
- xerophyte12932 10y agoWell, getting five 6's in a row is 1/7776 , so I suppose it is debatable if one could establish the dice are loaded from such a small sample set.
- dfsegoat 10y agoHot hand fallacy