Here's a more meaningful analysis for those who care.
I was flipping a coin while talking to Dale and I got 6 heads and 4 tails out of 10 flips. I did it ten more times and got 7 heads and 3 tails. That's 13 heads and 7 tails total. That's a 65/45 ratio. It's not 50/50.
But that's a small pool sample. So I used a powerful tool to calculate random generated numbers in order to get a ratio.
Microsoft EXCEL - my favorite analysis tool ever. If I had Excel 2000 in school, school would have been a breeze.
I used the "random between" function to generate a number that is 1 or 2 =randbetween(1,2) (you'll need to addin the analysis toolpack if you want this function).
To control the results a little better I used 50,000 rows of data in 10 columns, for a total of 500,000 RANDOM results.
The end result:
1s = 250401
2s = 249599
For a 50.08/49.92 ratio.
Yes, you can round and get it to 50/50, but the difference is 802 more 1s than 2s.
Each column differed. The closest to 50/50 was a column with 24994 1s and 24882 2s for a ratio of 49.99/50.01 for a difference of only 12 more 1s than 2s.
The largest margin was a column with 25168 1s and 24832 2s for a 50.34/49.66 ratio with a difference of 336 more 1s than 2s.
This says tons about things being 50/50. From feeling so-so, you know, 50/50, to flipping a coin before a football game.
There's a heavy favorite between one side of the 50 to the other side of the 50 on the 50/50 ratio concept. It may be a slight heavy favorite, but that edge could mean a world of a difference.
This only goes to prove that if you split a pie 50/50, a piece of candy 50/50, a slice of chocolate cake or a cookie 50/50 or split lottery winnings 50/50, one of you will end up with 50.08% of it and the other a measly 49.92%.
Now that you know this you will always have the edge over your so called 50/50 partnership, deal or coin flip.
Beware of this and don't ever ever find yourself short changed.
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