Happy December Birthdays!
Birthday Paradox
Evidence of the birthday paradox at Central Lyon exists with students 6 sharing birthdays in December: twins Alex L. and Olivia L. on 12-01, Alex B. and Addison K., on 12-19 Sara B. and Tegan S. on 12-21 Happy birthday to the remaining students with December birthdays: Avery H., Riley I., Brooklynn J., Brock K., Auna K., Cooper A., Noah K., Orlando G., Aubree B., and Claira R.
What is a paradox? Dictionary.com says a paradox is"... a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality, expresses the truth." Have you ever heard of the birthday paradox, also known as the birthday problem probability theory? According to https://www. scientficamerican .com the birthday paradox states that in a random group of 23 people, there is about a FIFTY per cent chance that two people have the same birthday! Seems crazy, right? There have been different groups that have tested the birthday paradox. The results have been successful in proving, that in fact, the birthday paradox is real. Pictured are Central Lyon High School students with same-day birthdays.
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