Tag Archives: probabilities



2009
Mon
26
Jan

Probabilities Of A Happy Chinese New Year 2009

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A second “Judgement Day” took place today, as an entire nation of post O-Level students stood in line to be ruthlessly massacred by gossipy relatives thirsty for the blood of their O Level results. A Student has three aunties: a Gossipy Aunty who likes to compare her son’s exam results with hers, a Kaypoh Aunty who likes to ask if she has a boyfriend, and a very mean Evil Aunty who always say that she “has put on weight compared to last year”, even though her weighing machine showed exactly the same reading year after year.

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2008
Wed
6
Feb

Probabilities Of A Happy Chinese New Year

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While Miss Loi does NOT advocate nor encourage any form of gambling, nevertheless she hopes that this will make you be more aware of the odds you might be facing in the next few days of the festive season. On a particularly auspicious day of Chinese New Year, Miss Loi joins a game of mahjong with the Trusty Webmaster, her friend Miss Thong, and … umm … a complete newbie who’s there simply because of 三缺一.

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2007
Fri
27
Jul

Probability - The Search For Miss Loi

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The probability of a Probability question appearing in your exams is probably 1, so Miss Loi probably thinks that it’s probably a good idea to finally include a probability problem here. (Try saying this in 5 seconds!)
Anyway, students should be alert to the fact that probability questions tend to be a little long-winded, low on […]

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