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Re^2: Spooky math problem

by Anonymous Monk
on Mar 25, 2009 at 04:22 UTC ( [id://753009]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Spooky math problem
in thread Spooky math problem

You've got it backwards. It should be
P(correct guess) = (1/2) * F(H) + (1/2) * (1 - F(L))
which does give you a probability > 1/2.

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