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rsl12 · 12-11-2003, 04:42 PM

If you did it in stats class and they said it was right, then I say that your Entire stats class is wrong! If you calculate it that way the expected values are X and 1.25X, respectively. If you calculate it the way i did 2 messages ago, the expected values are 1.5Y and 1.5Y. How can the math be right in both cases, and you have expected values equal to each other in one case, and not equal in another?

12-11-2003, 04:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	If you did it in stats class and they said it was right, then I say that your Entire stats class is wrong! If you calculate it that way the expected values are X and 1.25X, respectively. If you calculate it the way i did 2 messages ago, the expected values are 1.5Y and 1.5Y. How can the math be right in both cases, and you have expected values equal to each other in one case, and not equal in another? __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.