Sadly, this isn't actually true. If stats were rolled on d15+3, then it would be true. But 3d6 has a probability distribution that makes 18 far less likely than, say, 10 (because there are many ways … (View Post)

@Mathsorcerer, I'm confused now. I thought you were collapsing the 4/3/1 and 4/2/2 groups into 1 each. Now you're telling me you get 9? That's precisely what traditional probability will tell you. Do… (View Post)

I'm not totally sure you're answering what I'm asking. If you are, please go into more detail, because I'm not getting it. What I'm asking is, you're clearly counting the entire 4/3/1 set as one resu… (View Post)

Oh, the Monty Hall problem. That one does make people rage spectacularly. :P So, @Mathsorcerer, my problem with your analysis is that, while I understand how you got it, I don't understand what defin… (View Post)

@Mathsorcerer, I'm sorry that your statistics professor agreed, because frankly you're wrong. And here's why. You're saying that we don't care about the order of the dice, only the sum total at the e… (View Post)