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Re:Ask HN: Why are all the big tech companies reaching out a... by WalterGR on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:28PM (#31437577)
It would be easy to calculate for someone who - unlike me - remembers something from their stats / probability class(es).

Assume that all 3 companies reach out yearly. They each reach out during a randomly chosen week. What's the probability that they will all reach out in a 2-week span?

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Re:Ask HN: Why are all the big tech companies reaching out a... by CogitoCogito on Thursday May 19, 2022 @02:00PM (#31438007)
Yes _if_ you know the probability distributions, then it _would_ be easy to calculate. But you _don't_. You can't assume your way away from that.
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