Yeah, I got that, but it’s a very counterintuitive way to describe probability, especially the negative thing.
Yeah that’s fair, I’m just so used to American odds for gambling that I mentally use them all the time for these sorts of things.
Probably should have used good old fashioned odds instead.
The reason casino’s show something like “Yankee’s +110 Red sox −120” is so you can easily see the casino’s rake or something.
Yeah, I got that, but it’s a very counterintuitive way to describe probability, especially the negative thing.
Yeah that’s fair, I’m just so used to American odds for gambling that I mentally use them all the time for these sorts of things.
Probably should have used good old fashioned odds instead.
The reason casino’s show something like “Yankee’s +110 Red sox −120” is so you can easily see the casino’s rake or something.