Submitted by mathsTeacher82 t3_zb03xc in dataisbeautiful
hiphippo65 t1_iyorx5u wrote
Reply to comment by fifaBeastFC in [OC] Results of 50,000 World Cup Knockout Simulations by mathsTeacher82
The way it’s presented (x team reaches a certain level in xx% of simulations) you have a solid point. They necessarily have to add up to 100%. Even in factoring in rounding, it shouldn’t be off by 7%.
My guess is that it’s not in fact % of simulations, but instead % chance of reaching that level. Small difference in interpretation, doesn’t matter on the first round, but changes in the deeper rounds due to conditional probabilities. For example given Australia beats Argentina, their odds of reaching the semis is increased much more than say the USA beating the Netherlands.
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