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On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 23:27, Neil Williams wrote:
If I win a game (against the computer), on average, 1 time in 4, how do I calculate the probability of winning more than three games in a row?
It is a series or a multiplication ... but you should define what the trial is more closely... If the question is the probability of winning 4 games in a row ... as some part of an infinite series of trials or a series you continue until that end-point, then the probability is so close to unity as to ignore the difference. If the question is "in a series of 4 games, what is the probability that all 4 will be won by ..." then I think it is just 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 = 1/256 But its a bit late for such things.,.. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.