How many strangers need to be assembled to create a better than evens chance that two or more will share a birthday ?

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How many strangers need to be assembled to create a better than evens chance that two or more will share a birthday ?
Message posted by Paul Field on July 18, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)

How many strangers need to be assembled to create a better than evens chance that two or more will share a birthday?

and explain how?

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Re: How many strangers need to be assembled to create a better than evens chance that two or more will share a birthday ?
Message posted by Jim25 on July 19, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)

There's an explanation of the birthday problem at:

http://www.robertniles.com/stats/statsboard/625.shtml

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