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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the law of large numbers?

OpenStudy (thurscon):

In probability theory, the law of large numbers is a theorem that describes the result of performing the same experiment a large number of times. According to the law, the average of the results obtained from a large number of trials should be close to the expected value, and will tend to become closer as more trials are performed. For example, \[(1+2+3+4+5+6)/6 = 3.5\] See the attachment for yet another example.

OpenStudy (thurscon):

Hm, looks like it did not attach correctly. Trying again...

OpenStudy (thurscon):

So, in a nutshell: the more times an experiment is performed, the greater the tendency for the results to be near the mean (or "average") of the data set.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that explains more than enough thank u very much

OpenStudy (thurscon):

Any time! :)

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