Телевизионните гласувания по телефона – проблемът за "победителя"
Votes on TV by Phone – the Problem about the Winner

Summary/Abstract: In the article are considered recently extremely popularized TV votes by phone related to various TV shows and TV games. The main question is whether the statement of TV presenters that the winner is chosen by the spectators is satisfied. For answer this question, first, is presented the necessary condition that the sample of respondents determines correctly the winner in the whole population of spectators. Second, particular TV shows and TV games are examined. The probability that the sample of respondents determines correctly the winner in the whole population of spectators and the probability that the sample of respondents determines incorrectly the winner in the whole population of spectators are calculated. The main conclusion is that the probability that the sample of respondents determines correctly the winner in the whole population of spectators is less than or equal to the probability that the sample of respondents determines incorrectly the winner in the whole population of spectators.

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