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  • I need MATH help! (Probability and Statistics) for AIDS discussion

    10/15/2003 4:32:42 AM PDT · by walden · 135 replies · 1,684+ views
    none | 10/15/03 | self
    I'm having a debate on another board regarding AIDS and the reasons for high infection rates. This was my post: Simple case, 2 coin tosses, heads=win: What are the odds of winning both times? Odds of winning first time is .5, odds of winning second time is .5, odds of winning both times is .5 x .5 = .5 to the 2nd power = .25, which is 25%. More complex, add 1 more coin toss for 3 total, heads=win: Odds of winning third time is still .5, odds of winning all 3 times is .25 x .5 = .5 to...