In: Statistics and Probability
-What is the expected number of pairs of players that lose in the first round
-John, Ron, Don, Maya have decided that they will only look at one of the others in their group of 4 in the first round, if the same person is looking at each other they lose. what is the probability that all four of them end up losing.
expected number of pairs of players that lose in the first round
= 6 ()
John - Maya
John - Don
John - Ron
Ron - Don
Ron - Maya
Maya - Don
The probability that all four of them end up losing = 1/27 = 0.037037.
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