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And considering the batting average of recent tunnel projects, that's a pretty high-probability side to err on.
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"The subtle problem is to find the balance between choosing high-probability events (betting on favorites) and going against the crowd (betting on underdogs)," wrote Bryan Clair and David Letscher in a 2007 professional journal article, "Optimal Strategies for Sports Betting Pools."
A March Madness Investing Plan Dave Kansas 2010
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"The subtle problem is to find the balance between choosing high-probability events (betting on favorites) and going against the crowd (betting on underdogs)," wrote Bryan Clair and David Letscher in a 2007 professional journal article, "Optimal Strategies for Sports Betting Pools."
A March Madness Investing Plan Dave Kansas 2010
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Act and the Patriot Act. All banks etc have anti-money-laundering software, filters that identify high-probability illegal disbursements and analysts that evaluate whether the odd cash flows are just the result of, say, someone selling his home.
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Again, the high-probability catalyst in my view will be the public and political class's loss of faith in the Federal Reserve's manipulations of the economy.
Chris Martenson, Ph.D.: Straight Talk with Charles Hugh Smith: Why The Status Quo Is Unsustainable Ph.D. Chris Martenson 2010
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"The subtle problem is to find the balance between choosing high-probability events (betting on favorites) and going against the crowd (betting on underdogs)," wrote Bryan Clair and David Letscher in a 2007 professional journal article, "Optimal Strategies for Sports Betting Pools."
A March Madness Investing Plan Dave Kansas 2010
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I mean, just for variety I guess it's ok to try that move, but I just don't think it's a high-probability option.
Redskins-Buccaneers, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Since information and improbability are inversely related, high-probability repeating sequences like ABCABCABCABCABCABC have very little information either carrying capacity or content.
Signature in the Cell: self-contradiction and repetition - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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In a "normal" bear, during even a severe recession, perhaps it would be a high-probability bottom.
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Our analysis, including the uncertainties in the problem, indicates it is a high-consequence, high-probability event. †[14].
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