New Posts For Thread: IS IT TRUE THAT IF THERES 52 PEOPLE IN A ROOM, 2 SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthdayIS IT TRUE THAT IF THERES 52 PEOPLE INA ROOM 2 HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY..THKS1....The odds of a date in a year being linked to a birthday of a group of people is 365 days divided by the group size = 365/52 = 7.019 to 1If by 'a date being linked to a birthday of a group of people', you mean 'one of the group having that dhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505878839#5058788391....The odds of a date in a year being linked to a birthday of a group of people is 365 days divided by the group size = 365/52 = 7.019 to 1If by 'a date being linked to a birthday of a group of people', you mean 'one of the group having that dSat, 27 Aug 2011 15:59:24 -0500Proof, if proof were needed that bf_fananatic knows f*ck all about probability.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505878597#505878597Proof, if proof were needed that bf_fananatic knows f*ck all about probability.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:52:37 -0500maybe, if pay attention to only DAYS of month, forget about 12 monthshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505875045#505875045maybe, if pay attention to only DAYS of month, forget about 12 monthsSat, 27 Aug 2011 14:30:25 -0500I am quite sure my formula is correct and if I programed it with random into a program that ran itmany thousands of times I know It would give me the same figure eventually investor is giving some product that gives the answer for not being a birthdahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505588145#505588145I am quite sure my formula is correct and if I programed it with random into a program that ran itmany thousands of times I know It would give me the same figure eventually investor is giving some product that gives the answer for not being a birthdaSun, 21 Aug 2011 08:27:02 -0500You can stick it wherever you want. The correct way to calculate it is given earlier on this thread by TheInvestor2.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505587325#505587325You can stick it wherever you want. The correct way to calculate it is given earlier on this thread by TheInvestor2.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:04:06 -0500lets stick it on yahoo questions and see what comes back?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505587249#505587249lets stick it on yahoo questions and see what comes back?Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:01:04 -0500sorry should of noted that 7.265753425 is the figure of days in a year that will on average coincide with 2 birthdays so in fairness just over 14 persons will share a birthday with anotherhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505587201#505587201sorry should of noted that 7.265753425 is the figure of days in a year that will on average coincide with 2 birthdays so in fairness just over 14 persons will share a birthday with anotherSun, 21 Aug 2011 07:59:53 -0500bff, you have just shons us you don't know how to calculate probabilities.............eitherhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505587079#505587079bff, you have just shons us you don't know how to calculate probabilities.............eitherSun, 21 Aug 2011 07:55:09 -0500I currently use excel in an extended fashion with multiple apps running to look at over 1200races say at one track over 6 runner over 100 factors based on over 20 million pieces of form dataand I don't really have time for simple probability questionhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505586873#505586873I currently use excel in an extended fashion with multiple apps running to look at over 1200races say at one track over 6 runner over 100 factors based on over 20 million pieces of form dataand I don't really have time for simple probability questionSun, 21 Aug 2011 07:47:45 -0500How can I be wrong when I break it down like this to make it understandable;1....The odds of a date in a year being linked to a birthday of a group of people is 365 days divided by the group size = 365/52 = 7.019 to 12....The odds of a date in ahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217509/is-it-true-that-if-theres-52-people-in-a-room-2-share-the-same-birthday?post_id=505586715#505586715How can I be wrong when I break it down like this to make it understandable;1....The odds of a date in a year being linked to a birthday of a group of people is 365 days divided by the group size = 365/52 = 7.019 to 12....The odds of a date in aSun, 21 Aug 2011 07:41:59 -0500