NonRANDom Selection of Statisticians?

Marc N. Elliott

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1997Published In: Chance, v. 10, no. 3, 1997, p. 14-15

Four consecutive birthdays in a group of ten statisticians: coincidence or probabilistic rarity? In this piece the author discusses a new variation on the "Classical Birthday Problem."

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  • Copyright: American Statistical Association
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1997
  • Pages: 2
  • Document Number: EP-199700-59

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