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Originally Posted by mikemb
Frank is correct. It is month and day, not year. The chance rises to 99.9% with about 70 people! I have not determined how many people have to be in a room to have a 50% chance that one of them is in HOF!
Mike
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Mike is correct as well. If there are 70 people in the bar, you will win the bet with near certainty. This is a problem often seen in statistics and probability courses. A reference is provided below for you doubters, no matter what you are drinking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem
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Last edited by frankbmd; 01-27-2017 at 09:54 PM.
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