It's late, I'm tired, and I have a probability and coding question that's fairly simple. [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2008 - 10 answers

You're dealt 8 cards face down from a 52 card deck. All values are determined by the number on the card, not the suit. What is the probability of each card being dealt? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 12 answers

I need a tool to help me analyze the probability of certain events occurring regarding a pool of X dice for a game I am creating. See my examples below. [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 7 answers

Given a fair die with s sides, what is the expected number of rolls r before I get o outcomes with the same value v in a row? [Note this is emphatically NOT a homework problem; I just really want to know, feel like I should be able to figure it out, can't, and it is driving me nuts.] [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 30 answers

ProbabilityFilter: Calling all mathematicians... [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2006 - 26 answers

MathFilter: Okay, I've got this gumball machine, which contains an infinite amount of gumballs, evenly distributed between 100 different flavors... [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 10 answers

Probability of one binomially-distributed variable being greater than another one - is there a closed form for this? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2006 - 11 answers

Probability: A coworker is having an issue with deriving a few formulas for a Weibull distribution. Any pointers? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2005 - 2 answers

Probability question (more...)
posted on Jan 24, 2005 - 17 answers

Suppose there are 20 objects hidden in a collection of 270 haystacks. What are your odds of searching 100 haystacks (assuming that if you choose to search a haystack with an object in it, you'll find that object) without finding an object? My discrete math skillz have eroded to the point where any attempt to work this out myself yields preposterous numbers..
posted on Dec 1, 2004 - 30 answers

If the likelihood of event A occurring is 15%, and the likelihood of independent event B occuring is 5%, what is the likelihood of EITHER event occuring?
posted on Sep 10, 2004 - 13 answers