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(...) My knowledge of stats gives me less than 1 in one zillion chance of answering any random stats question correctly, but I likewise agree: The essential question is "If you reach into a bag with a red, a white, and a blue marble, then what are (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Here's his rationale, hopefully explained more fully (but I still think it's not quite kosher...) The time of the event--you grabbed 2 marbles there are 6 possible combinations in your hand r(1) r(2) r(1) b r(1) w r(2) b r(2) w b w those are (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm not a stats person, but I agree with your friend. r(2) r(1) is the same as r(1) r(2), because order doesn't matter. If it does, then you end up with more combos (w r(2), etc)... -- that's what I was going to say. But, I decided to run a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) <long snip> you're right, in both senses. Your logic for the first solution is valid, and your identification of his error in the second solution (which would lead to the same answer) is also correct. It is, indeed, 33% Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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k, here's something that came across my desk... you have a bag with 4 marbles in it. 2 of the marbles are red 1 marble is white 1 marble is blue you reach in and grab 2 random marbles you open up your hand a bit to only see the colour of one of (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) One day I hope to be Commodore 128th Fleet... or Atari 800. Chris <>< Remembering his friends Adam computer *snicker*... daisy wheel printer....rofl. (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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How to move a planet? Simple, sing some Whitney Houston or some Celine Dion, if that doesn't work, Neil Diamond will move even the most solid audience. And I will always love yoooooouuu...uuu..... I will always... love yOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuu..... (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 10 Print "SYNTAX ERROR" 20 GOTO 10 ;) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There's www.bricksinmypocket.org - and there may be a few things in the works soon, since a few of us have recently aquired sidekicks :) I have to say, most of the sites look pretty good on it too! (URL) Boger www.peeron.com (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Does anyone know of any good (or any) wireless web (WAP) sites having to do with Lego? I'm looking for some kind of price list kind of thing. Kind of like Lugnet's set reference without the pictures. Is there anything like that out there? Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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