Southern_Man 0 #26 February 4, 2011 Quote No, it's not flipping a coin. But to determine if it's meaningful, you compare behaviors with randomness like flipping a coin (learned that in BB school ). If they're similar enough to random, then it's not meaningful. Do you think there is an instance where five decisions in a row were affirmed? What would that mean? Wendy P. Yup, and if the coin came up tails 71% of the time, then a string of 5 tails in a row would be nothing at all unusual. I don't have my tables in front of me, though, or I could tell you an exact number. Actually a quick online binomial probability calculator shows that it would happen on 29% of trials of five consecutive cases."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 February 4, 2011 Quote No, it's not flipping a coin. But to determine if it's meaningful, you compare behaviors with randomness like flipping a coin (learned that in BB school ). If they're similar enough to random, then it's not meaningful. Do you think there is an instance where five decisions in a row were affirmed? What would that mean? Wendy P. Did they teach you to make tasty pastries forthe guests at your BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #28 February 4, 2011 We had way more fun than cooking; got to make catapults and launch stuff Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #29 February 4, 2011 Quote Yup, and if the coin came up tails 71% of the time, then a string of 5 tails in a row would be nothing at all unusual. I don't have my tables in front of me, though, or I could tell you an exact number. Actually a quick online binomial probability calculator shows that it would happen on 29% of trials of five consecutive cases. However - these were 5 consecutive 9-0 decisions, which is a little different than a simple overrule, which your math shows to be hardly rare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #30 February 4, 2011 Quote We had way more fun than cooking; got to make catapults and launch stuff Wendy P. That was the longest day of the training we had Cool stuff thought"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #31 February 5, 2011 Quote However - these were 5 consecutive 9-0 decisions, which is a little different than a simple overrule, which your math shows to be hardly rare. Just doing the statistics. I have no idea what the percentage of Supreme Court cases are decided by 9-0 margins."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
