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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:04 PM Original message |
Math Guys: Are the ODDS 1 in a TRILLION or 1 in 10 MILLION? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. When odds get that high, |
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NationalEnquirer (571 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. It doesnt matter at that point. |
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Al-CIAda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. This only confirms that bu$h has a miraculous mandate from God! -eom |
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k8conant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. It looks as if you're basing probability on different things... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why compare when your numbers are different? n/t |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You do not appear to understand the point of my post. |
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Blue_State_Elitist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. I don't want to criticize you |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. And I was right. It was actually closer to 100%. |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 08:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. This was a response to your post on my "wild probabilities" |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Coyote, if I misinterpreted your question, I apologize for my reply. |
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Bill Bored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm still trying to figure out the probability that |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. We are way past that. Mitofsky has been hoisted on his own petard. |
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Bill Bored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. TIA, please elaborate |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I am referring to the Pristine NEP National poll (13,047). |
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davidgmills (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. O'dell |
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thanatonautos (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. Clearly you're in basic agreement with these authors. |
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TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Thanks for the clarification. Some may scoff at the odds, but.. |
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thanatonautos (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Bottom line ... whichever estimate of probability you wish to use |
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thanatonautos (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 12:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. You could also try using a multinomial distribution to estimate the |
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ottozen (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. W? |
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davidgmills (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-05 07:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I got lost after basic agreement |
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thanatonautos (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 11:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Yup ... I guess it might be better to call it S. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
21. You could correspond directly with the USCV folks. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-05 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. Doesn't matter |
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