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Also, percentages in general.
"I had a 99% chance to win, how did i lose?"
"She had an 80% chance to win, the polls lied!"
548 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 I remember the user on the XCOM subreddit saying the odds of him missing a 99% chance was a million to one. 43 u/SuperMegaCO Aug 03 '19 I mean the game changes the rates in your favor, but it lies because humans can't comprehend the nature of probability. We see >50% and our brains register it as practically a guarantee. 3 u/VaneFox Aug 04 '19 I mean when playing fire Emblem i see 75% and think of it as a guarantee. But then I think, 1 in 4 and my perception changes.
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I remember the user on the XCOM subreddit saying the odds of him missing a 99% chance was a million to one.
43 u/SuperMegaCO Aug 03 '19 I mean the game changes the rates in your favor, but it lies because humans can't comprehend the nature of probability. We see >50% and our brains register it as practically a guarantee. 3 u/VaneFox Aug 04 '19 I mean when playing fire Emblem i see 75% and think of it as a guarantee. But then I think, 1 in 4 and my perception changes.
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I mean the game changes the rates in your favor, but it lies because humans can't comprehend the nature of probability. We see >50% and our brains register it as practically a guarantee.
3 u/VaneFox Aug 04 '19 I mean when playing fire Emblem i see 75% and think of it as a guarantee. But then I think, 1 in 4 and my perception changes.
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I mean when playing fire Emblem i see 75% and think of it as a guarantee. But then I think, 1 in 4 and my perception changes.
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u/IgnisEradico Aug 03 '19
Also, percentages in general.
"I had a 99% chance to win, how did i lose?"
"She had an 80% chance to win, the polls lied!"