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One Thing About...Strange Expectations: A Dickens of a Problem.
- Source :
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Chance . Apr2024, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p29-33. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Three related scenarios are presented for which the probability of an event appears to be larger than each of its mutually exclusive and exhaustive conditional probabilities. While the scenarios are structurally different and each has its own specific explanation, they illustrate the importance of an underlying principle that is sometimes overlooked in statistical analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *STATISTICS
*CONDITIONAL probability
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09332480
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chance
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 176985717
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09332480.2024.2348971