• “‘It’s a 10% chance which I did 10 times, so it should be 100%’” by egor.timatkov

  • Nov 20 2024
  • Length: 5 mins
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“‘It’s a 10% chance which I did 10 times, so it should be 100%’” by egor.timatkov

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  • Audio note: this article contains 33 uses of latex notation, so the narration may be difficult to follow. There's a link to the original text in the episode description.

    Many of you readers may instinctively know that this is wrong. If you flip a coin (50% chance) twice, you are not guaranteed to get heads. The odds of getting a heads are 75%. However you may be surprised to learn that there is some truth to this statement; modifying the statement just slightly will yield not just a true statement, but a useful one.

    It's a spoiler, though. If you want to figure this out as you read this article yourself, you should skip this and then come back. Ok, ready? Here it is:

    It's a _1/n_ chance and I did it _n_ times, so the odds should be... _63%_. Almost always.



    The math:

    Suppose you're [...]

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    Outline:

    (01:04) The math:

    (02:12) Hold on a sec, that formula looks familiar...

    (02:58) So, if something is a _1/n_ chance, and I did it _n_ times, the odds should be... _63\\%_.

    (03:12) What Im NOT saying:

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    First published:
    November 18th, 2024

    Source:
    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pNkjHuQGDetRZypmA/it-s-a-10-chance-which-i-did-10-times-so-it-should-be-100

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    Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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