lou writes:
>Mine also (21st)--zoinks! Since SloanNet + Sloan itself encompasses
>around 200 members, what are the odds that three of those people were
>born on the same day?
well, speaking as someone with a math degree (yikes)
i think the probability is better than 99%.
i know that's not obvious, but as another example,
the odds of two people have the same birthday rises
above 99% when you have a group of around 60 people.
james
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