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Old 10-02-2005, 11:08 PM
Sephus Sephus is offline
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Default Re: logic problem (fixed wording cuz i suck)

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answer:
Pair 1 is a
Pair 2 is a, due to the calcelation principle, meaning if in 2 decisions there is a common element that would produce the same outcome it would be ignored.

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why?

if a is correct because you want to reduce variance, and the 'trick' you mentioned above is the calcelation principle, that's hilarious.

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i dont think you can reduce variance. both a and b have the same probability of winning you the $100 on each trial, right? the added "step" of uncertainty doesn't affect variance.
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