TIE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM

• Over 5 days, a man chooses one of his 10 ties to wear at random
• His lady friend complains that he wears the same tie repeatedly
• Does his wifey woman have a legitimate complaint...
• Or is it just random probability?

THE SIMULATION

• Range of integer values: 1-10
• The man has 10 different ties
• Generate 5 random integers each trial
• The man wears ties 5 days a week
• 10 trials

THE DATA

• Trials with no repeats: 3, 30%
• Trials with repeats: 7, 70%

THE EXPLANATION

• Each integer stands for each different tie
• When an integer was repeated, the man wore the corresponding tie repeatedly

THE CONCLUSION

• The female husband has a legitimate complaint
• The is a 70% chance that the man will wear a tie repeatedly
• You should stop wearing the same tie idiot
• Choose your ties like a normal person