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Possible confusion here. Given that there are a large number (possibly very large) of possible permutations that might be observed from a session of coin spinni
by bdfh42 13y ago
Possible confusion here. Given that there are a large number (possibly very large) of possible permutations that might be observed from a session of coin spinning it is not to hard to imagine that one might indeed be observed.
The odds on a given permutation arising are very low.
- sp332 13y agoExactly, it's the odds of a given permutation coming up. Obviously the sum of the odds of all possible outcomes = 1. But each probability is extremely small. Edit to address the confusion directly: There's no extra reason to think it wasn't heads all the way, since it's exactly the same probability as any other sequence of 76. And at the same time, we can be pretty sure that no one has flipped most of the possible sequences! There are just so many, it would take forever to explore them all.
- hdctambien 13y ago"You know, the most amazing thing happened to me tonight... I saw a car with the license plate ARW 357. Can you imagine? Of all the millions of license plates in the state, what was the chance that I would see that particular one tonight? Amazing!" - Richard P. Feynman Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher