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To figure out how likely it is to have 4 out of 4 people, you calculate

.5 x .5 x .5 x.5 = 0.0625

That assumes independent events that really occur half the time (.5)

However, about 90% of people are right handed so the probability of a left black eye is much higher than .5


1,838 posted on 04/08/2018 6:21:35 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane; generally
Notice in those picture it’s the (almost always) left eye? What are the odds of that?,p>

Not unusual because most people are right handed. I'll explain if I my. This is coming from a Mitch Rapp fan

MOST people are right-handed so I would speculate that a right-handed person is more likely to LEAD WITH THE RIGHT in a fight...giving the opponent a LEFT EYE.


1,855 posted on 04/08/2018 6:38:38 AM PDT by STARLIT (Trust The Plan.)
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I should have added - we really don’t know if it is 4 out of 4 people or 8 out of 8 people. It could be, for example, 4 out of 6 or 8 out of 12. We aren’t shown those who had a black eye on the right side.


1,860 posted on 04/08/2018 6:41:36 AM PDT by ladyjane
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