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GopherGal

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6. Yeah, what you need to do is "sample without replacement"

Reply to Orrex (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:43 PM

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If you keep returning the one you draw back to the bag, your odds remain the same for each draw. So what you need to do is set aside the one you drew until you get the one you want. In statistics this is called an "urn problem" Of course, the probability calculations by statisticians don't incorporate the Murphy's Law effect that dictates the 100% rate of getting the less desired color...

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Ah Yes..I've had this action quite more than a few times. chouchou Thursday #1

The only thing I remember from the one statistics course... 3catwoman3 Thursday #2

It depends. The Madcap Thursday #3

Good question Orrex Thursday #4

Yeah, what you need to do is "sample without replacement" GopherGal Thursday #6

I would... 2naSalit Thursday #5

That's not a statistics question, that's a Chaos Theory question... malthaussen Friday #7