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Re:Code for The Economist's election model for 2020 by xapata on Saturday August 22, 2020 @12:56PM (#24245436)
Why would estimating a 95% chance for Hillary be a fundamental failure? 5% likelihood things happen often. You've never rolled a 20 on a 20-sided die?
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Re:Code for The Economist's election model for 2020 by patmorgan23 on Saturday August 22, 2020 @01:55PM (#24245850)
Yep the odds of anyone person getting hit by lightning in a year is 1 in 700,000 yet every year several people are struck.
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