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Another quiz - this time staying on lottery topic!Reply
To eight significant digits I get 0.14015016. To derive the solution, we need to apply the Inclusion, Exclusion Principle. In general, only mutually exclusive events can be added to arrive at a total probability. If events are not mutually exclusive, their intersections must be subtracted from the total. However, with combination of events adding or subtracting a particular number of combinations may then need to be compensated by (alternately) adding or subtracting higher levels of combina
Jun 21, 2025, 11:53 am - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

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I haven't even checked my list, because it's pointless as I did not buy one ticket. I only posted a list because you and Lotterologist wouldn't stop bugging me about it. I stated that publishing a list for pick 3 is pointless, so I finally just did the same myself. It is extremely unlikely that if you buy over a hundred pick 3 tickets, twice a day, for weeks on end, you will not lose . I looked up his California numbers one time, and sure enough, his list was a loser. Either you're g
Jan 9, 2026, 10:15 am - Tucker Black - Mathematics Forum

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Probability Forward looking: the chance an event will occur pRoBaBiLiTiEz chance ain't the same thangz ... Chancez Oddz are the same thangz... Ole Stat$ respectz yo gallant effortz, howeevaah ... Ya mixxin up Clinical definitionz... Ya still wRoNg
Jan 19, 2026, 11:59 pm - Stat$talker - Mathematics Forum

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Probability Forward looking: the chance an event will occur given a model or parameter value. Example: If a coin is fair, the probability of heads is 0.5. You assume the model is correct and ask: What outcomes should I expect? Likelihood Backward looking: how well a parameter value explains the data you already observed. Example: If you flip a coin 10 times and get 9 heads, the likelihood that the coin is fair is low. You assume the data is fixed an
Jan 18, 2026, 6:06 pm - Blackapple - Mathematics Forum