The Law of Averages
the law of averages is a layman’s term used to describe the belief that the results of any given event “work out” or “even out” over a set of trials in the short run.
the loa’s -ssumes that balance will always occur within a small sample.
essentially, it is the belief that a rare occurrence will happen given enough time and is similar to the shotgun effect
1) if you flip a coin 10 times, the law of averages states that 5 flips will be heads, and the other 5 flips will be tails.
2) if you apply to enough universities, the law of averages states that you will eventually get into atleast one.
the trump card used at a c-cktail party to convince someone who has lesser academic background and sophistication and legitimize your argument.
q: gun control doesn’t work!
a: well…the law of averages says otherwise.
q: 2nd amendment!
a: the 2nd amendment has its limits, if it didn’t, there would be no need for civil servants (police).
q: the government is not taking my guns away!
a: no one said gun prohibition, its called gun control.
q: government will not control me!
a: it already does, don’t you have an id?
q: yes?
a: the law of averages!
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