Is there a simulation for the Birthday Paradox problem? Something that uses data from Facebook would be ideal.
Is there a simulation for the Birthday Paradox?
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4Like [this](http://apps.facebook.com/thebirthdayparadox/)? – 2011-07-30
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0Since birthdays are (probably) not uniformly distributed, there will actually be more "collisions" than in the uniform case. – 2011-07-30
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1@JM. That looks like it almost completely answers the question. You might as well put it as an answer. – 2011-07-31
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0write one (assuming uniform distribution...) – 2011-07-31
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1@Willie: Except that it is completely inaccessible for people that (gasp!) don't use Facebook. :) – 2011-07-31
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5@cardinal: ...and I'm a member of that group. :D (P.S. Dear Google, if you're reading this, thanks bunches for helping me answer at least half this site's questions. Hugs, J.M.) – 2011-07-31
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1@J.M., As am I, so how did you view it? As for Google, I'm pretty sure it's reading this. :) – 2011-07-31
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0@cardinal: It popped up somewhere around the second page when I typed `"birthday paradox" facebook` into the search box. – 2011-07-31