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Tag Archives: probability
May 21, 2012
Math in the News: Independent Events
In the world of thoroughbred racing, The Preakness Stakes took place this past weekend as the second leg in a three-race series composing the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown was last won 34 years ago by a horse named Affirmed … Continue reading
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Tagged Independent events, Odds, Preakness, probability, Triple Crown
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March 12, 2012
Math in the News: Probability
Probability is quite useful in predicting future events and is utilized by insurance companies, market research firms, investors, gamblers, criminal investigators and many other industries. An article from Forbes.com, “Stupid Sports Cliches and Why Syraucse Will (Probably) Beat UCONN,” discusses … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, current events, math, math in the news, news, probability, probability in the news
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