Re: math question verrrrrry off topic
Okay, Chris. Here is it-- straight from my resident statistician here:
If they were the only 3 people from that institution who applied, AND
if judging was completely random, then the probability of this is
roughly 1 in 64 (key word: roughly). If more than that applied from
this same institution, and only 3 got in, then the calculation will
be more complex.
Hope that helps. :)
On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
Where else but this list can I ask these weird questions about
chemistry and math and computers and alt???
OK for you math people (Yves?): If there is a show and 600
entries, and 150 are accepted, there is a 1 in 4 chance of
acceptance. If 3 people from the same institution are accepted
what percent chance is that--is it 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 or a 1.5% chance
or is it a more complex formula?
Forgive the off topic request but it does relate to photo as 3 of
our program got into a photo show and I want to be able to
mathematically brag about it to the dept. head/dean.
Chris
Christina Z. Anderson
Assistant Professor
Photo Option Coordinator
Montana State University
CZAphotography.com
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