Birthday Paradox

by Yves Cuillerdier


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In a classroom, what is the probability that 2 students will celebrate their birthdays on the same day? With 365 days a year, around thirty students in the class, we say to ourselves that it must be weak …Think again!It only takes 23 people for there to be more than a 50% chance that 2 people will have their birthday on the same day. From 41 people, the probability is more than 90%!This is what this simple application will allow you to experiment.Try with dates of birth, car numbers etc …