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How are sports betting odds calculated?

Odds are only a representation of something more important - probability. Getting a handle on how to calculate probability and covert it into decimal odds is the first step in developing your own assessments of betting value.There is a conversation that all seasoned bettors will have had numerous times with friends and relatives who want a casual bet on a major sporting event. What are the odds on x? What do they mean? What will I win if I bet x amount?Understanding odds is the biggest challenge that anyone new to betting faces. But what do odds actually represent, and how can you understand the return value for a given stake?Once you get past that hurdle, you can compare odds between bookmakers. However, if you consider betting to be just about odds, you're missing the bigger picture. To really expand your understanding of odds and betting, you must also understand how to calculate probability.Betting is about assessing the chance or probability of an event happening and bookmakers like Pinnacle use odds to translate probability into a more usable form in order to offer betting.The fact that there are many different odds formats - decimal, fractional, money line - illustrates the point that odds are simply a means to an end i.e. offering betting. Bookmakers really deal in risk measured by probability.Considering how we are faced with risk every single day of our lives - what are the chances of me making that train on time? how likely is it to rain? - it is surprising how unfamiliar the average person is with being able to calculate probability.It's a scale running from 0 - where there is no chance of an event occurring - to 1 - a certain future event - with the likelihood of all other potential events falling somewhere between those points on the probability spectrum.Watch this short video which explains sports betting from one the hottest pieces of sports betting software on the market today.

What was the very first mathematical fact you learned that blew your mind?

In 2009, when I was in my 9th standard; My math teacher asked the class to find the sum of the first 100 numbers.We were four friends sitting on the same bench and we thought of impressing the teacher by answering quickly.So we divided 100 into 4 sets each of 25. Individually, we calculated and summed up the all the final numbers to get the total.and the answer was Five thousand and fifty.What my friends saw was … Five thousand and fifty....But what I saw was 5050...What I saw was 5050...I saw two fifties (50,50) hanging together to form 5050....Yayy…I felt ecstasy. I had achieved something which no one did till now…I continued my research on this summing up.Later I found a few more interesting things.The sum of 100 numbers is 5050The sum of 1000 numbers is 500500The sum of 10000 numbers is 50005000The sum of 100000 numbers is 5000050000I had decided to tell about my research to my teacher; Of course, for impressing him.On the very next day, my master came and started telling a story about a boy and how he calculated the sum of 100 numbers.I had stage fear at that time. I started feeling nervous, I thought he would call my name and tell about my research in front of the entire class. But today I feel like I overreacted and over imagined and over and over.I had felt relaxed after he started telling the story. And the story begins…Back in the 1700’s, there was a young boy who was doing his elementary schooling.One day his school teacher asked him to find the sum of 100 numbers.He did think for a while and said it’s 5050. The teacher was in shock and amazed. The little boy gave an explanation too for this.Here it goes…The little boy did split the sequence into two sets 1 to 50 and 51 to 100 and summed the corresponding number as shown below.1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … + 48 + 49 + 50100 + 99 + 98 + 97 + 96 + … + 53 + 52 + 511 + 100 = 1012 + 99 = 1013 + 98 = 101...48 + 53 = 10149 + 52 = 10150 + 51 = 101That is it he found fifty 101’s which means 50*101 which means 5050The boy is none other than Gauss.Later a formula was found named arithmetic progression to find the sum of numbers, n*(n+1)/2After listing this I didn’t tell my research to the teacher. It is just buried in my heart.But still, I feel like I and Gauss are the equally talented people; The only difference is that he used 2 sets instead of 4.Cheers!!!TirupathiRao Podugu

I just got a 1580 on the SAT. Will this hurt my chances for college admissions?

It might, but not in the way the other responses have indicated. I scored 1490, and here is my experience.I was instantly flooded with college brochures. Hundreds of them came pouring in through the mail. I am a thorough person who loves to weight positives, negatives, make plan a, plan b, and a backup plan to my backup plan.I was paralyzed by this. Where to start? Do I separate colleges from universities, state school versus private? Do religious schools get their own subcategory under private schools? Do I group based on size, location, tuition?And then… then! After I worked it down to five, I had to do applications and essays and put together a really impressive submission so that I'd stand out from all the other applicants.This is where it gets perilous. How can you do top-notch work on all your applications, while still attending high school and maintaining straight A's, and in my case, working part-time too? Will you decide not to apply to a school that might be great for you, just because they are asking too much and you can't juggle it all? (I did.)But wait, there's more. You'll get accepted. Maybe at all of them. You'll get offered scholarships. Maybe at all of them. Now you're doing advanced statistical analysis trying to figure out the ideal tuition/scholarship/cost of living/distance from hometown ratio.In the meantime, deadlines are approaching, arriving and passing. I missed a chance to apply for a dorm at a large university so I was told to just “find an apartment" in a major metropolitan area I'd never been to and that cost twice as much to live in as my hometown. I ended up not going to that school, because of that.In the end, I chose a medium-priced Catholic university in California that offered me 50 percent tuition and had the most amazing campus, dorms, and nearby 24-hour Mexican restaurants. (Hey, you have to eat something while cramming for finals!)So while my good SAT score got me into several great universities, truth told, if I'd had fewer options and more time to analyze each one and do the admissions packet better, I'd have chosen, and likely been accepted to, a different (way better) school.If you have a school counselor available to help you sort though this process, consider leaning on them a lot. I hope you get accepted to where you want, with a great scholarship. And congrats on the great score!

How is math important?

Maths is an essential part of our life, how ? lemme explain :Basic maths help us to solve general mathematical problems in our lives. This includes simple addition & subtraction to finding price of any product to keep account of money.Math is the one skill you need to master in your life, even if it is the only one, you will at least be able to live without being cheated, robbed or abused. You see, without math we just cannot live or survive. We need math in our everyday lives. Just doing the basic essentials is dependant on your ability to do math.Mathematics has a number of very useful benefits to our mind if we go into its study. It develops our reasoning, helps us to have an analytical thinking, quickens our mind, generates practicality and also its use can be applied in the day to day.The mathematics is present in our daily lives. For many students, math is boring, abstract, lacking in creativity, complex and very difficult to understand, hence the typical expressions of “I am of letters” or “Numbers are not mine.” However, it is a subject that is part of the study of our children and as such should be an effort for compression, which usually involves constant practice.Doing every kind of sport requires a basic skill of knowing distance and calculating. In all of these you need to know math to understand strategy and planning your next move. Without math you won't be able to succeed in doing sports, and if you desire to excel in this area, you have to be smart. Gone are the days when it was the lazy ones that did sports. Today if you want to receive a sports scholarship you need to be smart. Sports have become a very competitive arena and only the fittest and the smartest will survive.Maths is used in various field such as :PHYSICSCHEMISTRYBIOLOGYPROGRAMMINGTECHNOLOGYACCOUNTING etc…….THANK YOU.

Which programming language is considered to be the easiest for beginners?

Today, object-oriented programming (OOP) is the most important and widely used style of programming in the IT industry, so it behooves you to learn it well. There is no better way to learn OOP than to start with the Smalltalk language. So here’s my advice…I strongly recommend a good teaching language. Many of the recommendations (Python, JavaScript, C, Swift, etc.) are industrial languages that were never designed, nor intended, for instructional purposes. They all carry a lot of baggage that can distract a beginner who should be focussed on learning the basic programming concepts.The best teaching language, in my opinion, is Smalltalk. It was designed by Alan Kay and his team at Xerox PARC for teaching programming to children. The language is supremely simple – it virtually has no syntax!And yet, Smalltalk is unbelievably powerful. Read Why Pharo Might be the Future of Software Development.After you’ve learned Smalltalk programming, picking up subsequent languages like Python and JavaScript is a breeze. That’s because you now have a solid foundation.Here are some great resources:a nice, gentle tutorial — Learn Smalltalk with Prof Stefthe most actively developed Smalltalk — Welcome to Pharo!a free book — Updated Pharo by Examplea Getting Started guide for Pharo —Pharo Quick Starta MOOC (massive open online course) —Live Object Programming in Pharosome great videos — Smalltalk 4 Youa book that I like (not based on Pharo) — Smalltalk by Exampleanother book that I like (not based on Pharo) — Computer Programming using GNU Smalltalksome additional resources — ResourcesThis book (not free) is my favourite for learning how to use Smalltalk for object-oriented programming: Smalltalk, Objects, and Design, by Chamond Liu.I myself have published a whole bunch of Smalltalk tutorials. The latest ones are:Learn How To ProgramTeapot: Web Programming Made EasyHow to use the Pharo DebuggerBest of luck to you.

What are the chances of getting an H1B in year 2019?

What is the probability of getting the H1B visa?Assume you are a masters student(graduated from a US institution). The number of masters application received is said to be 25% of total applications received. (We don’t know the exact value because USCIS never releases this number)So 0.25 * 199000 = 49,750The first step is masters lottery which is 20,00020000/49750 = 0.40 or 40%Now.. assume that you are the same masters student who did not get their petition selected in the master’s quota. Your application again will be combined with the general application pool. So now 49750-20000 = 29750 applications are remaining and they will be added back to the rest of the application pool.Last time USCIS received 199000 petitions.Since we have already calculated the masters quota. We have 199000-20000 = 179000 applications remainingBut the actual cap is 65000. However 1/6th of these applications again will be masters students.so it is remaining (3/5)(65000/180000) approx 62%So for a masters student the total probability of getting his/her petition selected is close to 62%If you are in regular quote it is 36 %I hope this post helped you understand the process. All the best. The next blog post will focus on results.If the graduates are 30% of the applicants it is Common Pool: 36.3 % Grads: 57.6 %If the graduates are 35% of the applicants it is Common Pool: 36.3 % Grads: 54.6 %If the graduates are 40% of the applicants it is Common Pool: 36.3 % Grads: 52.3 %This is just a simple calculation. We havent even taken into account the Chile and singaporean quota which is another 6500.You can read the full article hereNow we even have numbers for Masters petition this year. Looking at the numbers its obvious that US masters students are more than 50% of the applicants this time.In 2019 the chances for a masters student is : 51.1%Common pool is : 38.2%

How is maths useful in daily life?

Where to begin? Well, I think that without exaggeration we can say that mathematics is behind every major technological advancement. At the heart of this are mathematical models - after observing a real-life problem you translate it into maths using the relations between the various variables and parameters of the situation. For example, the heat equation is a simple model depicting how the temperature in a medium, e.g. a room, varies with time and space - very useful when designing airconditioners!. We could say that the first mathematical modeller was Isaac Newton who observed the motions of the planets and then created calculus in order to mathematically depict the forces between them. His model turned out to be an accurate description of the motions of the planets.Note: all models introduce approximations and some of these approximations may not hold always - and then our model will not produce - obviously - the right answer.I will cite two more applications here: modelling and predicting the strength of sonic booms from supersonic aeroplanes (what I did in my PhD as a mathematician and member of an interdisciplinary team), and one my students (and me!) like: Formula One cars (see: How Mathematics can make the difference to Formula 1 success).Another area where mathematics is being used more and more (and merits its own paragraph) is biology and medicine and nowadays mathematical/quantitative biology is a huge and still growing field - see, for example the work done at the Centre for Mathematical Biology at Oxford on cancer, wound healing and other important aspects of health and disease - Welcome to the WCMB websiteSome more pointers for anyone who would like to learn more:A good place to see current research results on applied mathematics is the ECMI blog - ECMI (European Consortium of Mathematics in Industry).Another very good and active EU network is the Mathematics for Industry Network, MI-NET (www.mi-network.org). This network was funded by the EU in 2015 in order to promote the use of mathematics in industy, business and the society. 31 countries are currently members (I am actively involved too, on behalf of Cyprus.)If an MSc or PhD student wants to be trained in mathematical modelling they can participate in the ECMI Modelling Week where students work in teams during a week to solve a real-life problem -see Modelling weeks

What can I do to become smarter?

You should follow/know these tips to 'appear' smart :Hold your tongue, not literally, figuratively.Have a tight leash over your anger.Turn away from a dispute as much as possible.Avoid misunderstandings.Talk with people, and not behind them.Never gossip.Delete Candy Crush app and install Lumosity .Work your brain more than your body.Newspaper is not all about news, it is also a paper; get creative.Think twice before you act, but not thrice.Have a career, have a hobby.Don't aim for the moon. Aim for what you think you want to achieve.Don't just buy books, read them.Read your academic subjects also, not just Quora.Spectacles doesn't mean you are a geek. It means your eye sight is poor.Learn the conversation tricks.Learn how to smile while crying.Learn how to earn your own money.No matter how strong your stomach is, alcohol is stronger. Remember.Make more acquaintances and less but real friends.Don't just listen, laugh along with them.You can buy a thing, not a person. There is no choice, and no competition. Know that.Realize society will always criticize you.Not everyone wants you to succeed, and 'you' are on the top of that list. Get over it.Practical is not smart.That doesn't make emotional smart.Logic isn't right always.There is no right or wrong in reality.Ethics vary.There are no constant rules, and no constants.Life goes on without love.As a kid, you fall, break your hand and cry. After growing up, you fall, break your heart and cry. Your hand is perfectly fine, so will your heart be.Give and take doesn't work. Give always, doesn't too.Looks matter. Words matter. But, personality matters more.Money buys everything, except eternal happiness and life.Compromise brings happiness.Sadness is compulsory.Tears don't make you weak. It means, your lacrimal apparatus is functioning.Don't trust everyone.Sometimes it is necessary to believe people blindly.Mould into a person everyone can trust.Speaking truth always is foolish. White lies are acceptable.People take advantage of you if you are polite always.Know who to help, and who not to.There is a limit to generosity, and kindness.Being an adult doesn't mean you can't be a child anymore.Children aren't innocent; adults aren't at fault every time.Beware of your own expectations.You live once is wrong. You live every day.Realize, nobody can be smart always...Skipping some of these points, is also smartness. But, you are real smart if you can fully decipher the deeper meaning in every point.Thanks for the A2A.