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Msnbc just reported 8 flips, 5 HRC, 3SBS dogman Feb 2016 #1
One is extremely improbable (completely scoff worthy), the other could easily be expected. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #6
I can't find that. Will you provide a link? nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #12
Saw it on MSNBC scrawl. dogman Feb 2016 #32
I think it's based on this. dogman Feb 2016 #35
The 5 vs 3 refers to delegates and not coin flips. rhett o rick Feb 2016 #51
The scrawl writer seems to be like most headline writers. dogman Feb 2016 #55
Is that the latest spin? TBF Feb 2016 #74
The media has owners to serve. dogman Feb 2016 #84
With the media I agree TBF Feb 2016 #105
reducing democracy to tossing coins - how modern wordpix Feb 2016 #119
Ssssh! She's on a streak! She may run the table! Human101948 Feb 2016 #2
She's crazy if she doesn't invest in Plucketeer Feb 2016 #11
6 out of 6?? ruffburr Feb 2016 #3
Someone needs to weigh those coins. Baitball Blogger Feb 2016 #4
Yep. polichick Feb 2016 #76
Now have 6 different people, in 6 different areas of a state, flip a coin. Demit Feb 2016 #15
You don't understand probability either. [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2016 #20
The odds are not astronomical against it. Drahthaardogs Feb 2016 #34
Astronomical? No. But very, very unlikely. Maedhros Feb 2016 #39
They weren't all a part of one sequence, though. They were different events, in different places. Demit Feb 2016 #46
It doesn't matter where or when the coin flips occurred. Maedhros Feb 2016 #49
Actually it does. You are looking for a conspiracy when there isn't one dbackjon Feb 2016 #60
No, it doesn't. eomer Feb 2016 #109
Correct if the six are selected randomly or before knowing their result. eomer Feb 2016 #95
Agreed. Maedhros Feb 2016 #100
You were correct earlier. No understanding of probability. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #106
additional variables to consider Fiendish Thingy Feb 2016 #75
Obviously those Sanders reps that lost were plants dbackjon Feb 2016 #85
Not really relevant. Maedhros Feb 2016 #92
Your are dealing with some very probability theory challenged individuals. No wonder this almost GoneFishin Feb 2016 #108
One-in-64 [(1/2)^6] isn't remotely astronomical. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #115
I'm not incensed about it either.[n/t] Maedhros Feb 2016 #130
Obviously far better than the tin-foil crowd here dbackjon Feb 2016 #59
Gambler's Fallacy nt Nitram Feb 2016 #19
Impossible and forever tainted NowSam Feb 2016 #65
Yep, Iowa was a toss-up! Onward! californiabernin Feb 2016 #5
It was not a toss up. Hillary won more votes, and more delegates. SunSeeker Feb 2016 #37
Two tenths of a percentage point is a win? It's all about lowering expectations, right? Ned_Devine Feb 2016 #52
Quick, think of something... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #7
See? God is interfering on behalf of the Clinton campaign. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #8
Frustrating to hear that such archaic shit determines winners Plucketeer Feb 2016 #9
How do propose to decide who wins when there is a tie???? happyslug Feb 2016 #118
you give half the delegates to Bernie and half to Hillary wordpix Feb 2016 #120
This involved ONE delegate NOT two. happyslug Feb 2016 #123
Well said Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #129
I forgot to mention how Allegheny County PA decides such ties, it is by "Lots" happyslug Feb 2016 #139
It's one in 64. Not that improbable. malthaussen Feb 2016 #10
Funny because... Helen Borg Feb 2016 #26
Actually it is closer to Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #131
That could also be a bad RNG. JoeyT Feb 2016 #44
True, I don't know what algorithm they use. malthaussen Feb 2016 #58
It's a Tom Stoppard play! AlbertCat Feb 2016 #13
Not correct. There were 8 coin tosses, 5 won by Clinton, 3 won by Sanders. StevieM Feb 2016 #14
NO State delegates have been awarded... brooklynite Feb 2016 #28
Statistics in the wrong hands is dangerous. Gman Feb 2016 #16
Absolutely incorrect dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #17
You didn't read my post. Gman Feb 2016 #31
Actually indigoth Feb 2016 #36
Wrong on every count, wow dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #38
No, he is absolutely correct dbackjon Feb 2016 #62
How so? dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #68
There are six independent events dbackjon Feb 2016 #71
of course the events are independent, that's what i said dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #77
I don't think that person understands it either dbackjon Feb 2016 #78
I misunderstood your most recent post dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #80
I agree with you Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #132
They are not independent events. Bernin Feb 2016 #98
Not sure you understand what an independent event is. dbackjon Feb 2016 #99
Yes I certainly understand what an indepedent event is. Bernin Feb 2016 #113
If you went to a bookie to make a bet Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #133
It's still 1/64. JoeyT Feb 2016 #47
I have a good friend that was struck by lightning twice (two separate occasions) ALBliberal Feb 2016 #104
Odds of being hit by lighting is 1 out of 1200 happyslug Feb 2016 #122
It sure is. You need to handle with care. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #73
I never said the calculation is wrong Gman Feb 2016 #93
Everywhere the Clintons go, there is greed, cheating and other controversy going on. Who wants ViseGrip Feb 2016 #18
Spare me the drama bullshit leftynyc Feb 2016 #21
Yeah, it's a regular laff riot. chapdrum Feb 2016 #25
Awwww - you don't like the rules? leftynyc Feb 2016 #40
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
outrage and drama seems much too common these days. riversedge Feb 2016 #27
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're wrong leftynyc Feb 2016 #41
The six events are independent. Makes no difference who flips the coin or where. eomer Feb 2016 #87
Taht's exactly what I said leftynyc Feb 2016 #88
No, you said it makes a difference whether one person or six people do the tosses. eomer Feb 2016 #97
You just took longer leftynyc Feb 2016 #141
So you agree then that the odds of Hillary winning all six tosses (if that was the case) eomer Feb 2016 #142
It doesn't matter in the least who tossed them or where. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #116
It was still 1/64, for it to happen like it did. JoeyT Feb 2016 #56
You speak truth eom NowSam Feb 2016 #81
No it is not the truth - it is BS RIGHT WING LIES dbackjon Feb 2016 #86
I think the observation is verifiable. eom NowSam Feb 2016 #89
Please do so dbackjon Feb 2016 #91
We find these truths to be self evident NowSam Feb 2016 #94
Dr John would have been impressed. Fat Tony, less so. Joe Chi Minh Feb 2016 #22
6 of 7 Reported Here Billsmile Feb 2016 #23
Hillary Clinton Turned $1,000 Into $99,540, White House Says coyote Feb 2016 #24
More right wing bullshit talking points leftynyc Feb 2016 #42
Yes it has - I see the BS Right wing memos more on here than on GOP sites dbackjon Feb 2016 #67
The absolute worst leftynyc Feb 2016 #79
Yup - very embarrasing dbackjon Feb 2016 #83
I wonder if they think they can win without any Democratic Pathwalker Feb 2016 #126
Good - The Iowa Winner Rarely Goes On To Win The Nomination cantbeserious Feb 2016 #29
That's on the republican side leftynyc Feb 2016 #43
Exactly. LisaL Feb 2016 #50
Now that the Sanders campaign knows how Hillary (Bill) is going to play the game INdemo Feb 2016 #33
^ This. AzDar Feb 2016 #61
Right? It will be interesting TBF Feb 2016 #72
That's the way it has been for years, nothing unique this year. George II Feb 2016 #45
strong the force with this one is..... getagrip_already Feb 2016 #48
a little dismaying 6chars Feb 2016 #53
No! It's 1 in 64 (1 in 2^6). VMA131Marine Feb 2016 #82
You are correct, it is 1 in 64 Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #134
+1 dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #135
you just have to enumerate possibilities 6chars Feb 2016 #140
You are simply wrong Hav Feb 2016 #143
God endorses Hillary lobodons Feb 2016 #57
I just don't buy it. Should have been videotaped. NowSam Feb 2016 #63
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
Fuck running for President. She should just play the lottery!!! eom Purveyor Feb 2016 #69
She was up by double digits, deathrind Feb 2016 #70
Thats not how it works. Eko Feb 2016 #90
Here's one that Bernie won. I assume it's a valid vid... WhoWoodaKnew Feb 2016 #96
Truly amazing and not a good amazing. ALBliberal Feb 2016 #107
THIS conspiracy theory is how I know Hillary won Iowa (well, besides the vote and delegate count). Metric System Feb 2016 #101
Call it, friendo Orrex Feb 2016 #102
What If It Had Gone The Other Way? SoCalMusicLover Feb 2016 #103
Fuzzy murky improbable events always favor the more right-leaning individuals. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #111
Always. Octafish Feb 2016 #112
Sanders WON 6 of 7 coin flips - Iowa Democratic Party dbackjon Feb 2016 #110
There were more than a dozen coin flips, and HRC did NOT win all of them gregcrawford Feb 2016 #114
Can't be true. Clinton is evil, and is obviously rigging the flips dbackjon Feb 2016 #117
Just listen to the All Things Considered report... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #125
Sigh, go take a combinatorics class Taitertots Feb 2016 #121
Who in the fuck is Amanda Girard? Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #124
Coin-Toss Fact Check: No, Coin Flips Did Not Win Iowa For Hillary Clinton Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #127
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #137
It won't be. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #138
Each coin flip stands on its own. deathrind Feb 2016 #128
The odds of a flipped coin standing are astonishingly rare Orrex Feb 2016 #144
:) deathrind Feb 2016 #145
Luck be a lady tonight Blue Owl Feb 2016 #136
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