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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Won 6 Out of 6 Coin Tosses Last Night. [View all]Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)26. Funny because...
0.05 is the typical threshold for statistical significance. This is < 0.02.
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One is extremely improbable (completely scoff worthy), the other could easily be expected.
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#6
They weren't all a part of one sequence, though. They were different events, in different places.
Demit
Feb 2016
#46
Your are dealing with some very probability theory challenged individuals. No wonder this almost
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#108
Two tenths of a percentage point is a win? It's all about lowering expectations, right?
Ned_Devine
Feb 2016
#52
I forgot to mention how Allegheny County PA decides such ties, it is by "Lots"
happyslug
Feb 2016
#139
I have a good friend that was struck by lightning twice (two separate occasions)
ALBliberal
Feb 2016
#104
Everywhere the Clintons go, there is greed, cheating and other controversy going on. Who wants
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#18
Before I play any "game", I read the rules. If I don't like them I simply don't play.......
George II
Feb 2016
#54
If each coin toss was fair then the odds are 1 in 64. Most people would call that improbable.
eomer
Feb 2016
#30
No, you said it makes a difference whether one person or six people do the tosses.
eomer
Feb 2016
#97
So you agree then that the odds of Hillary winning all six tosses (if that was the case)
eomer
Feb 2016
#142
Now that the Sanders campaign knows how Hillary (Bill) is going to play the game
INdemo
Feb 2016
#33
Totally normal. Hillary is 1%er, wealthy always win. Through my 68 years of life, that is how it has
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#64
The person who wrote this article has no idea how the delegate totals are calculated
oberliner
Feb 2016
#66
THIS conspiracy theory is how I know Hillary won Iowa (well, besides the vote and delegate count).
Metric System
Feb 2016
#101
Fuzzy murky improbable events always favor the more right-leaning individuals.
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#111
Coin-Toss Fact Check: No, Coin Flips Did Not Win Iowa For Hillary Clinton
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2016
#127