The difference between rate and probability (wonkish)

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Sun, 25/06/2023 - 19:44
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Sun, 25/06/2023 - 19:44
Suppose there is a series of Bernoulli trials, that each trial has the same probability p of success, and that the trials are independent—like the standard model of coin tossing, treating ‘heads’ as ‘success.’ Then the Law of Large Numbers guarantees that the rate of successes converges (in probability) to the probability of success. If […]