Author: KarinsDad
Date: 18:11:50 03/18/99
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On March 18, 1999 at 20:45:00, James Robertson wrote: [snip] >>Hi James, >> >>Actually, I would say that the chances of Yermo going 6-0 is much smaller than >>your calculations indicate. > >I think you misunderstand my motivation for the calculations. > >First of all, I made no adjustment for draw percentage, which is certainly not >only 30%. Right from the start, my final number of "about 0.4%" can be thrown >out the window. Then of course there are the human factors you mention below, >and a million other things that alter the odds. > >I used the very rough estimate simply to disprove the idea that a 6-0 result >means nothing. > Got it. KarinsDad :) [snip]
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