Manfred comments on Putting in the Numbers - Less Wrong

8 Post author: Manfred 30 January 2014 06:41AM

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Comment author: Manfred 22 February 2014 07:41:02PM 0 points [-]

Pr(X=xk) = C*r^(xk) for k = 1,2,3,4 where the positive constants C and r can be determined by the requirements that the sum of all the probabilities must be 1 and the expected value must be 2.5.

r^x = e^kx, where e^k=r. So. Would you like to wager whether r=1?