Leonard Mlodinow Quotes
Another Mistaken Notion Connected With The Law Of Large Numbers Is The Idea That An Event Is More Or Less Likely To Occur Because It Has Or Has Not Happened Recently. The Idea That The Odds Of An Event With A Fixed Probability Increase Or Decrease Depending On Recent Occurrences Of The Event Is Called The Gambler's Fallacy. For Example, If Kerrich Landed, Say, 44 Heads In The First 100 Tosses, The Coin Would Not Develop A Bias Towards The Tails In Order To Catch Up! That's What Is At The Root Of Such Ideas As "her Luck Has Run Out" And "He Is Due." That Does Not Happen. For What It's Worth, A Good Streak Doesn't Jinx You, And A Bad One, Unfortunately , Does Not Mean Better Luck Is In Store.
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