Re:Kelly Criterion
by dehrmann on Friday April 16, 2021 @12:53PM
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There's a corollary to the gambler's fallacy that says is P(heads) is 60% and you get 6 heads in a row, the people running the experiment probably lied to you.
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Re:Kelly Criterion
by intuitionist on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:05PM
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If they said P(heads) is 60% and you get 4 tails in a row, you also might think the people running the experiment lied to you, especially if it happens near the beginning. But there’s a 13% chance in any sequence of four tosses.
but that means you should bet into the bias, not against it.