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Re: [Statisticians_group] probability

I think it might be higher.  Are you a student?
j.

--- On Wed, 7/9/08, Raymundo Pascual Addun <raddun@...> wrote:
From: Raymundo Pascual Addun <raddun@...>
Subject: [Statisticians_group] probability
To: Statisticians_group@...
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 1:44 PM


I think the probability of drawing the 4 Kings from a deck of cards
without replacement is 9.234463 x 10^-7 (ten raised to negative seven).

What do you guys think?

r.




Wed Jul 9, 2008 6:15 pm

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I think the probability of drawing the 4 Kings from a deck of cards without replacement is 9.234463 x 10^-7 (ten raised to negative seven). What do you guys...
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 9, 2008
5:44 pm

I think it might be higher.  Are you a student? j. ... From: Raymundo Pascual Addun <raddun@...> Subject: [Statisticians_group] probability To:...
j gallo
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Jul 9, 2008
6:15 pm

but please give me your answer. Im not a student. I just love probabilities. raymund...
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 10, 2008
5:14 am

hi,    1) total cards 52     2)total kings in a pack of cards 4       probability of selecting 4 kings is = 4c4/52c4 = 1/52c4     52c4 is nothing...
ashok nagampelly
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Jul 11, 2008
10:42 pm

ashok, seems plausible. but please show that the probability of drawing the four kings in an experiment of drawing "4 cards at the time" suggested by your...
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 12, 2008
12:41 pm

indeed I have just seen that they are equivalent. (4/52) (3/51) (2/50) (1/49) = 1/52c4 thanks. -- In Statisticians_group@..., "Raymundo Pascual...
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 12, 2008
12:56 pm

Drawing 4 Kings on 4 successive cards without replacement? Guess again.  How did you get that number? ... From: Raymundo Pascual Addun <raddun@...> To:...
Mike Kruger
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Jul 9, 2008
7:01 pm

well, i just dreamed about it. (1/52)(3/51)(2/50)(1/49) = that number. whats your answer? raymund...
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 10, 2008
5:08 am

or (4/52)(3/51)(2/50)(1/49) = number even higher than than the first guess. ... seven)....
Raymundo Pascual Addun
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Jul 10, 2008
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