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overall probability of several probabilities

 
 
mullerb
 
Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 12:29 am
If I have 5 independent arguments which are deemed for each at 20% probability to prove the same point, what would be the resulting probability of the 5 arguments together to prove my point.
Thank you.
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markr
 
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Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 12:48 am
@mullerb,
If you're wondering if at least one of the five arguments proves the point, then the answer is 1 - Probability(none of them prove the point) which is
1 - (1 - 0.20)^5
= 1 - 0.32768
= 0.67232
mullerb
 
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Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 10:54 am
@markr,
Thanks markr.
But I do not understand the 2nd part of your answer.
It looks to me that if the probability that none of my five arguments proves the point is 0.67232, then the probability than one of my five arguments proves the point is 1 - 0.67232 = 0.32768 which would conflict with the 1st part of your answer.
Cordially. Bernard

engineer
 
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Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 12:44 pm
@mullerb,
You read it backwards. The probability of none of your arguments proving your point is (1 - 20%)^5 = .32768.
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markr
 
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Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 04:03 pm
@mullerb,
In my response, "which is" refers to the whole expression (1-P(...)), not just the P(...) part.
mullerb
 
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Reply Tue 8 Nov, 2016 05:42 pm
@markr,
Thanks markr and engineer.
Cordially, Bernard
mullerb
 
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2016 11:31 am
@mullerb,
To markr and engineer,
Can you provide me with an equation if I have N independent arguments, but with each argument having a different probability (proving the same point) than the others.
Cordially, Bernard
markr
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 01:47 pm
@mullerb,
1 - [(1-P1)*(1-P2)*...*(1-PN)]
where Pi is the probability that argument i proves the point.
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