Wei_Dai comments on False Majorities - Less Wrong
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Here is how I see the math. Let:
And P_G, P_R, P_G be the probability functions of the three experts:
If we take P to be the average of the three probability functions, then P(G)=P(R)=P(B)=P(S)=P(W)=P(F)=1/3.
In that case, it would be something like this:
But if you take the average, P(G) still comes out pretty close to 1/3. In order to conclude that P(G)>1/2, I think we need to argue that taking the average of the 3 probability functions isn't the right thing to do. I'm still trying to figure that one out...