[EL] Put very succinctly: (re same birthdates)

[Bev Harris]

The question of whether two specific persons are likely to have same birthdate
is calculated from how many possible birthdates exist, not the number of people
in the room.

The only relevance number of people in the room has is AFTER you have calculated
the probability that two SPECIFIC people would have the same birthdate.

For purposes of identifying duplicate voters the right question to ask is "Are
there two people named John Jones that have the same birthdate?" not "Does John
Jones have the same birthdate as any other voter on the list?"

Right?

Bev Harris
Founder - Black Box Voting
http://www.blackboxvoting.org

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