Re:The difference betwen skill and luck.
by beder on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @01:39PM
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I just noticed this thread continued, but I'm not sure what you're worried about. The two things you said:
* the final count will be about 50/50
* the remaining part will be about 50/50
are actually the same thing (since we're talking about a limit). That is, we could flip a fair coin a billion times, get all heads, and still, in the long run, expect the total ratio to converge to 1/2 (imagine flipping the coin forever - that initial billion flips won't even be a blip on the graph).
* the final count will be about 50/50
* the remaining part will be about 50/50
are actually the same thing (since we're talking about a limit). That is, we could flip a fair coin a billion times, get all heads, and still, in the long run, expect the total ratio to converge to 1/2 (imagine flipping the coin forever - that initial billion flips won't even be a blip on the graph).