Oh yes. Keep in mind the gambler&#39;s fallacy. If i toss a coin now and get heads, the odds of getting heads again on a second toss are <b>just as equal </b>as those of getting tails.<div><div><br></div><div>If you introduce a duplicate into the set, the probability of getting a repeated element are just the same as getting any other. But please take note of my rider for your scenario - provided the selection is done in one run.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:15 PM, wesley kirinya <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kiriinya2000@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kiriinya2000@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">What if you have similar cards in the deck? Do you still expect to experience the same level of randomness?</td></tr></tbody></table>

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