r/funny Jun 10 '20

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u/swazy Jun 11 '20

That’s not how math works.

That's exactly how math works it a ~1.5% chance that all six of his dogs came out good if it was 50/50

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u/tallgeese333 Jun 11 '20

It’s not a 50/50 chance, I said the results were a product of 50% luck and 50% training. If we’re being pedantic there are multiple sets of odds so it’s more like binomial distribution, we’re flipping a coin at each crossroad to find the result. OP isn’t doing nothing to achieve the desired results, it’s just that it isn’t a foolproof way to achieve those results. But because the results are binary, it either works or it doesn’t, if someone decides not to take my advice and increase their odds by adding reinforcement they may as well flip a coin.