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MarkCharles

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10. Um... NO!

Reply to TheMadMonk (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:13 AM

Feb 2012

Although your statistic might be correct, (I don't know), but the mathematical method would not apply.

The birthday paradox method describes a randomness of (one in 365),(one in 364) etc.

Actionable sexual assault can be committed by one party multiple times, so there is no one in 365 formula to apply.

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