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Old April 16th 14, 08:18 PM posted to sci.astro
R T
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Default Probability question

What is the probability of having the following event occur on the very next try:

Event 1:
Three coins are thrown at once, six consecutive times.

1st toss - HHT
2nd toss -TTH
3rd toss - HHT
4th toss - TTT
5th toss- TTH
6th toss- TTH

Event 2: You follow the same procedure and get the EXACT same result.

What are the odds/probability for Event 1 to repeat itself on the very next try?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated....
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Old April 17th 14, 01:59 AM posted to sci.astro
Barry Schwarz[_2_]
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Default Probability question

On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:18:24 -0700 (PDT), R T
wrote:

What is the probability of having the following event occur on the very next try:

Event 1:
Three coins are thrown at once, six consecutive times.

1st toss - HHT
2nd toss -TTH
3rd toss - HHT
4th toss - TTT
5th toss- TTH
6th toss- TTH

Event 2: You follow the same procedure and get the EXACT same result.

What are the odds/probability for Event 1 to repeat itself on the very next try?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated....


Why do you feel the need to post the same question twice, 13 minutes
apart, from the same email account using two different names?

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Old April 17th 14, 02:48 AM posted to sci.astro
R T
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Default Probability question

On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:18:24 PM UTC-4, R T wrote:
What is the probability of having the following event occur on the very next try:



Event 1:

Three coins are thrown at once, six consecutive times.



1st toss - HHT

2nd toss -TTH

3rd toss - HHT

4th toss - TTT

5th toss- TTH

6th toss- TTH



Event 2: You follow the same procedure and get the EXACT same result.



What are the odds/probability for Event 1 to repeat itself on the very next try?



Any replies would be greatly appreciated....


What's it to you Barry? Why not answer the question? As far as the double post..... **** happens.
 




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