dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoGambler's fallacy (the belief if an event has occurred less frequently than expected, it is more likely to happen again in the future)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkGambler's fallacy (the belief if an event has occurred less frequently than expected, it is more likely to happen again in the future)en.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 days agoWell, you would want to inspect the coin and confirm it wasn’t biased. The fallacy is no longer fallacious if every flip is not in fact independent!
Well, you would want to inspect the coin and confirm it wasn’t biased. The fallacy is no longer fallacious if every flip is not in fact independent!