New Posts For Thread: Probability questionhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-questionIf you know that selection A has odds x of placing in a 2 winners race and selection B has odds y, what is then the odds that both A and B will place?Can your answer be generalized to a multiple (>2) winner race?Thanks a lot Lay Low. Was thinking along those lines but was unsure if there was a simpler way. More answers like this, and this would be a great forumhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-question?post_id=452904789#452904789Thanks a lot Lay Low. Was thinking along those lines but was unsure if there was a simpler way. More answers like this, and this would be a great forumSun, 20 Jun 2010 14:41:00 -0500Not sure if there is a general formula. This is my view on it from learning about conditional probability back in the 1960s.This Assumes that the odds are digital and it is a 100% book.Two horses, horse A with odds of 2 and horse B with odds of 5 ruhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-question?post_id=452850005#452850005Not sure if there is a general formula. This is my view on it from learning about conditional probability back in the 1960s.This Assumes that the odds are digital and it is a 100% book.Two horses, horse A with odds of 2 and horse B with odds of 5 ruSun, 20 Jun 2010 05:23:10 -0500I am not 100% sure of the terminology here, but I think that is what I am asking:-) I would also like to do this for races with more than two winners (triple forecast?)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-question?post_id=452781053#452781053I am not 100% sure of the terminology here, but I think that is what I am asking:-) I would also like to do this for races with more than two winners (triple forecast?)Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:47:56 -0500Are you asking how to calculate a dual forecast?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-question?post_id=452761997#452761997Are you asking how to calculate a dual forecast?Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:58:55 -0500If you know that selection A has odds x of placing in a 2 winners race and selection B has odds y, what is then the odds that both A and B will place?Can your answer be generalized to a multiple (>2) winner race?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25090741/probability-question?post_id=452758037#452758037If you know that selection A has odds x of placing in a 2 winners race and selection B has odds y, what is then the odds that both A and B will place?Can your answer be generalized to a multiple (>2) winner race?Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:28:24 -0500