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A couple of extreme examples: 1. I'm rolling two dice to try and get the highest total. I get two sixes. What is the chance randomness produces this? 1/36, abo
by Almaviva 14y ago
A couple of extreme examples:
1. I'm rolling two dice to try and get the highest total. I get two sixes. What is the chance randomness produces this? 1/36, about 0.027. This more than a two sigma result. What is the chance that this is caused by random chance? 2.7%? Nope, 100%.
2. I study the same thing in a million situations in parallel. I take the most extreme result and find that random chance can produce this one time in 1.7 million. It's a five sigma result! What are the chances this result is caused by random chance?