24 March 2010

The Law of Averages

The word of the day is the Law of Averages. It is the idea that probability will influence all occurrences in the long term.

For example, in a fair toss coin, you have been getting heads for the third time, chances are you will eventually get a tail in one of the next tosses.  If you have been losing for the longest time, you are probably going to win the next. In short, one will neither win nor lose all the time in the long run.

If you have been feeling f*cked up for the longest weeks, chances are, you are going to feel awesome one of these days.When it happens, accept it. And if doesn't? Well it is probably a good idea to wait. Oftentimes, it is just a matter of time.


Credits:
want.http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/probability_book/amsbook.mac.pdf

6 comments:

Random Student said...

so ganito pala nirarationalize ang mga advice na "just wait coz there's light at the end of the tunnel" or "keep hoping coz there's a calm after the storm"

darklady said...

dapat talaga maging matyaga sa pag wait

Rah said...

@ random student hahaha a mathematical basis for what is generally common sense? hihi

@ darklady, dapat kasi wag maggive up kaagad.

darklady said...

yup! tama! tama! wag basta basta mag ggive up. Dahil malay mo sa paghihintay mo may mangyari diba? ^_^

buhayprinsesa said...

so.. since it's been a shitty week, chances are, i'll have an awesome weekend? hay i can't wait...

Rah said...

@buhayprinsesa, well the law of averages, says that, in the long run, chances are you can have shitty week for the rest of your life :) that's what's good about it that awesome weekend we are all wanting is just a matter of time, i think.