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Probabilities of sequences of independent events

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A simulation records independent repetitions of a binary event

A success is one occurrence of the event being modelled. Let \(E_i\) denote success on trial \(i\)

The trial outcomes are independent, and the sample space is \(S\)

The exact success probabilities are \(\Pr(E_i) = \frac{6}{7} \,\text{ for every trial}\)

Let \(A\) be the event that every trial is a success

\[A = E_{1}\cap E_{2}\cap E_{3}\cap E_{4}\]
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Determine the probability that no trial fails

Format: exact probability