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And yet what Mr. Tao misses is his own assumption that the drawing of each number is truly independent.
by ethanwillis 4y ago
And yet what Mr. Tao misses is his own assumption that the drawing of each number is truly independent.
- FabHK 4y agoThey’re not independent. If the 9 is drawn, the next ball won’t be the 9.
- rippercushions 4y agoMr Tao accounts for this, since (55 6) = (55/6)*(54/5)*(53/4)*(52/3)*(51/2)*(50/1)
- Tainnor 4y agoYes, surely fields medalist Prof. Terence Tao must have fundamentally misunderstood basic probability.