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Re: st: probability question


From   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: probability question
Date   Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:59:01 +0100

the probability that it rains on a given day is 7/120.The probability
that it rains on three given days is [7/120]^3.The probability that the
client is wearing a hat is 3/4.The probability that it rains on three
given days and that the client is wearing a hat is [[7/120]^3] * 3/4  =
00014887,the way I see it.

n 28/10/2009, "Richard Williams" <[email protected]> wrote:

>At 08:22 AM 10/28/2009, Jeph Herrin wrote:
>
>>Prob(rain) = 7/120
>>Prob(no rain) = 113/120
>>
>>X=days it rains on hat
>>
>>Prob(X=3)=c(4,3)*(7/120)^3*(113/120)^1
>>           =4*0.0001985*0.94
>>           =0.0007477
>>
>>
>>not much chance!
>
>Don't the probabilities change though?  e.g. if it rains on the first
>day, then the probability of rain on the 2nd day is 6/119.
>
>Maybe Maarten can just run a couple million simulations for us...
>
>
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