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Biased dice probability question



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Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)Probability of dice thrownDice and probabilityDetermine whether the dice is biased based on 10 rollsProbability of events with biased diceProbability of biased diceProbability on biased diceProbability of rolling 2 and 3 numbers in a sequence when rolling 3, 6 sided diceDice probability helpProbability of an “at least” QuestionProbability of biased die.










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A biased six sided dice is rolled twice. Show that the probability that the two results are the same is at least $frac16$.
(Hint: $(p_1 − a)^2 + . . . + (p_6 − a)^2 ≥ 0$ and choose suitable
$p_1, . . . , p_6$, a.)










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    Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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A biased six sided dice is rolled twice. Show that the probability that the two results are the same is at least $frac16$.
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$p_1, . . . , p_6$, a.)










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    Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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  • $begingroup$
    Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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  • $begingroup$
    Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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$begingroup$
Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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– Lorenzo
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Hint: First try to show that if a coin is flipped twice, the probability that the two results are the same is at least $1/2$. This will help you figure out what to choose as $a$.
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Let $p_i$ be the probability of rolling $i$. Then $sum_i=1^6 p_i = 1$.



By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,



$$beginalign*
left(sum_i=1^6 1^2right) left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge
left(sum_i=1^6 1p_iright)^2\
6left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge 1\
sum_i=1^6 p_i^2 &ge frac16endalign*$$



Equality holds when all the $p_i$ are the same, i.e. when the die is unbiased.






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    $begingroup$

    Let $p_i$ be the probability of rolling $i$. Then $sum_i=1^6 p_i = 1$.



    By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,



    $$beginalign*
    left(sum_i=1^6 1^2right) left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge
    left(sum_i=1^6 1p_iright)^2\
    6left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge 1\
    sum_i=1^6 p_i^2 &ge frac16endalign*$$



    Equality holds when all the $p_i$ are the same, i.e. when the die is unbiased.






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      $begingroup$

      Let $p_i$ be the probability of rolling $i$. Then $sum_i=1^6 p_i = 1$.



      By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,



      $$beginalign*
      left(sum_i=1^6 1^2right) left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge
      left(sum_i=1^6 1p_iright)^2\
      6left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge 1\
      sum_i=1^6 p_i^2 &ge frac16endalign*$$



      Equality holds when all the $p_i$ are the same, i.e. when the die is unbiased.






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        $begingroup$

        Let $p_i$ be the probability of rolling $i$. Then $sum_i=1^6 p_i = 1$.



        By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,



        $$beginalign*
        left(sum_i=1^6 1^2right) left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge
        left(sum_i=1^6 1p_iright)^2\
        6left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge 1\
        sum_i=1^6 p_i^2 &ge frac16endalign*$$



        Equality holds when all the $p_i$ are the same, i.e. when the die is unbiased.






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        Let $p_i$ be the probability of rolling $i$. Then $sum_i=1^6 p_i = 1$.



        By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,



        $$beginalign*
        left(sum_i=1^6 1^2right) left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge
        left(sum_i=1^6 1p_iright)^2\
        6left(sum_i=1^6 p_i^2right) &ge 1\
        sum_i=1^6 p_i^2 &ge frac16endalign*$$



        Equality holds when all the $p_i$ are the same, i.e. when the die is unbiased.







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