2024-08-01 01:27:27
This statistic is from multiplying the trailing zeros of the three percentages. As Daniel recognizes in the comments, the calculation is wrong. Since there are only two degrees of freedom, the improbability he means to highlight is 1 in 100 million, not 1 trillion. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-3-0) Author
2024-08-01 03:56:19
This is indeed improbable, but it's 1 in 100 million, not 1 trillion. This statistic is from multiplying the trailing zeros of the percentages. As Daniel recognizes in the comments, his original calculation is wrong because there are only 2 degrees of freedom in 3 percentages: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-2-1) Author
2024-08-01 06:12:47
These vote totals do not result in the percentages seen in the screenshot, although the actual results are still suspiciously close to being round numbers: Maduro - 51.199997% Edmundo - 44.199999% Others - 46.00004% [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-4) Author
2024-08-02 13:56:50
The notes pointing out that the actual odds are 1/100 000 000 are correct, however the one claiming the result is actually 51.199997 is misleading, as the results rounded to the 5th decimal are indeed 51.20000, and are as close as possible to perfectly rounded to a singular vote NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-0) Author