Will You Be Alive 10 Years from Now? by Nahin Paul J

Author:Nahin, Paul J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

If out of 12 people at most three die, then we have an event with probability

It is a close call, but even with three deaths during its trials, drug no. 2 offers a slightly better chance of being the more effective drug than does drug no. 1. It’s a nonintuitive conclusion, yes, but there it is, a nice illustration of the power of mathematical analysis.

See you at the movies, but probably not at Revenge of the Ducks. To be on the safe side, however, just remember to skip putting any butter on your popcorn! And say a prayer for Irv.

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