Re: Statistical meanderings (was Re: [GZG] laser classes)

On 10/27/05, Aaron Teske <mithramuse@yahoo.com> wrote:

(make that wrote hastily):

>
> --- Brian B <brianbinor@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The cases are additive so with 16 cases
> > > odds are 16 in 30,233,088 so the final count
> > > is 1 in 1,889,568.
> >
> > Wrong a final time.  Remember that when you add, you have
> > to add to BOTH sides -- so even using your incorrect
> > 30,233,088 16 cases with odds of 1 in 30,233,088 per case
> > means odds odf 16 in 483,729,408 which comes out to 1 in
> > 30,233,088.
>
> I don't want to get embroiled into this too much, Brian, but
> take a step back here:

I DID!

Or did you just ignore this?:

"On 10/26/05, Brian B <brianbinor@gmail.com> wrote:
> RETRACTION

*snip*

> I was wrong on this point.  I stand by the rest, but on this point, B
was right.

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