Originally Posted by coach belly View Post
Originally Posted by Half Smoke View Post
they may be able to predict that it's positive
Is there a mathematical basis for their predictions?

Is a mathematical basis required for the guesstimates to be valid?

If not math, then what criteria could they use?
I don't think this conversation is benefitting anybody so I'll bow out after this last comment

they would use only the rawest, most basic, simple math

he would surmise for example that he is ranked as one of the top 100 players in the world and there are thousands of players there who are not in that category

based on that simplistic math he believes he will come away with a profit - but he could not come remotely close to accurately predicting how much it is likely to be

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