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So you're in a room with N people and learn that somebody else shares your birthday. Can you conclude that is this likely that other people in the room also sha
by ithkuil 7y ago
So you're in a room with N people and learn that somebody else shares your birthday. Can you conclude that is this likely that other people in the room also share the birthday with somebody else?
- roywiggins 7y agoIf you already assume the room is a representative sample from a population where birthdays are uniformly distributed, it doesn't tell you anything. But if you aren't certain about that, it makes it less likely that everyone else with your birthday has been ritually murdered or otherwise systematically excluded from the room, and slightly more likely that you're at a convention dedicated to people with your birthday.
- MR4D 7y agoThanks for posting. This is exactly what I was trying to say (but you said it better).