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Originally Posted by HarryT
Another example is that if you take a random sample of 20 people, the odds are better than even that two of them will have the same birthday. Take 30 people, and it's virtually certain.
Statistics are only surprising to those who don't understand maths  . |
That seems a tad dismissive.
I reckon the stats on the proportion of Abba fans in the general population are surprising whether you're a mathematician or not.
