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the odds of winning a game is an everyday example of the
Determining
of probability. Would you make a decision if you were certain of the
usefulness
What if you were 55% positive? How certain would you need to be?
outcome?
study of probability looks at the likelihood of events occurring, but these
The
a larger scale, citizens of dierent
On
are often characterised by
countries
personality traits. How likely is
specic
that a Canadian you meet is friendly or
it
a person from France is a good cook?
that
suggests these stereotypes
Research
more myth than fact, and that people
are
as diverse in terms of personality
are
they are physically. The study of
as
could help you to separate
probability
almost 8 billion people living on the
With
how much do any of us have in
planet,
What’s the likelihood of two
common?
in a room of 30 having something
people
in common, such as the same
simple
You might assume that it is
birthday?
unlikely. However, probability can be
highly
to show that two people in that room
used
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Probability
events can be much more serious than a game.
Globalization and sustainability
Commonality and diversity
will almost certainly share a birthday.
fact from ction.
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