10-19-2009, 02:10 AM
0.04 is the chance of being chased, 1-0.04 is the chance of not being chased. The sum doesn't reach 1 because the numbers provided don't cover all cases.
Supposing a person is followed once, we end up with (0.04^(1)) + (1-0.04^(1)) = 1. Pretty standard stuff there.
The odds of an event occuring multiple times is (probability)^(times occuring) * (probability)^(times not occuring). The sum of separate odds is the odds of one of the summed odds occuring. Therefore, the odds of being followed twice when three targes are chosen are:
0.04^2 * 0.96 + 0.96 * 0.04^2 = 0.003072
Being followed once is:
0.96^2 + 0.04 + 0.96 * 0.04 * 0.96 + 0.04 * 0.96^2 = 0.110592
Being followed all three times is:
0.04^3 = 0.000064
Being followed 0 times is:
0.96^3 = 0.884736
Being followed 2 times, but not in a row is:
0.04 * 0.96 * 0.04 = 0.001536
And the sum of those is : 1
I was wrong the first time, hope this clarifies. Also, the odds of not being chased an entire fight that has six chases is 0.96^6 = 0.782757789696, or greater than 75%, which suits the bads ratio pretty well
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Supposing a person is followed once, we end up with (0.04^(1)) + (1-0.04^(1)) = 1. Pretty standard stuff there.
The odds of an event occuring multiple times is (probability)^(times occuring) * (probability)^(times not occuring). The sum of separate odds is the odds of one of the summed odds occuring. Therefore, the odds of being followed twice when three targes are chosen are:
0.04^2 * 0.96 + 0.96 * 0.04^2 = 0.003072
Being followed once is:
0.96^2 + 0.04 + 0.96 * 0.04 * 0.96 + 0.04 * 0.96^2 = 0.110592
Being followed all three times is:
0.04^3 = 0.000064
Being followed 0 times is:
0.96^3 = 0.884736
Being followed 2 times, but not in a row is:
0.04 * 0.96 * 0.04 = 0.001536
And the sum of those is : 1
I was wrong the first time, hope this clarifies. Also, the odds of not being chased an entire fight that has six chases is 0.96^6 = 0.782757789696, or greater than 75%, which suits the bads ratio pretty well
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Achievements are like the Md after someone's name.
Q: Know what they call a doctor that graduated 800th out of 800 in their class?
A: Doctor.
Q: Know what they call a doctor that graduated 800th out of 800 in their class?
A: Doctor.
