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Author Topic: The gambler's fallacy  (Read 1029 times)

muwarrior69

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The gambler's fallacy
« on: February 18, 2020, 05:36:17 PM »
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200217-the-simple-maths-error-that-can-lead-to-bankruptcy

I could see if you are not into statistical analysis you could fall into that trap. Not so sure that referees and umpires base their calls on previous calls (well maybe in college basketball).