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MrOd67
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- How do you calculate the probability of n number of events over a time period given a constant probability p of the event occuring independently at any given time?
Let's say you have a leaking tab, and the probability of a droplet in any given second is 1%, regardless of whether there was a drop previously.
How would you calculate the probability of n drops in a minute?
No drops in a second is 0.99, so no drops over a minute is 0.99^60. Hence one or more drops is 1-0.99^60. But how about exactly n drops?
How would you calculate the probability of n drops in a minute?
No drops in a second is 0.99, so no drops over a minute is 0.99^60. Hence one or more drops is 1-0.99^60. But how about exactly n drops?