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The gambler's fallacy - probability of getting heads again after repeatedly getting heads
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Previous throws don't affect the probability distribution of subsequent throws. Believing otherwise is the gambler's fallacy.
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Christian Lawson-Perfect 7 years, 7 months ago
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Christian Lawson-Perfect 7 years, 7 months ago
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The advice had confused trials with events.
Christian Lawson-Perfect 7 years, 7 months ago
Created this as a copy of Identify independent events.Name | Status | Author | Last Modified | |
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Identify independent events | Should not be used | Elliott Fletcher | 20/11/2019 14:40 | |
The gambler's fallacy - probability of getting heads again after repeatedly getting heads | Ready to use | Christian Lawson-Perfect | 20/11/2019 14:43 | |
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