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Old 06-16-2005, 05:07 AM
pzhon pzhon is offline
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Default Re: Running It Twice

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The key observation is this: the probability that player A wins the second run is the same as the probability that he wins the first run.

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That's one of two basic facts that may be helpful. The other is that E(X+Y) = E(X) + E(Y), even when X and Y are not independent.
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