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Science Buddies: The Birthday Paradox

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This project shows how mathematical probability sometimes contradicts our intuition. Despite the fact that there are 365 days in a year, if you survey a random group of just 23 people there is a 50:50 chance that two of them will have the same birthday. Try this project and see for yourself.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)