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Quote: people expect than random properties hold in small samples, e.g., HTHTTH vs. HHHHTH or gambler's fallacy

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Topic:
probability assessment

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In considering tosses of a coin, for example, … appear to be random, and also more likely … [Kahneman and Tversky, 1972]. Thus, people expect that the essential characteristics of the [random] process will be represented, not only globally in the entire … Another consequence of the same belief is the … [that black on a roulette wheel becomes more likely after a sequence of red's].   Google-1   Google-2

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