Expected-estimate lookup tables
JavaScript is disabled. These static tables remain available. Rows are pessimistic estimates; columns are optimistic estimates. Values are normalized weighted means rounded to whole numbers.
Kent’s bounds are used with an assumed triangular shape, not observed CIA data.
Certain
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
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100 |
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| 2 |
1 |
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| 3 |
1 |
2 |
— |
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| 5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
— |
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— |
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| 8 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
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Almost certain
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
— |
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— |
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| 2 |
1 |
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— |
| 3 |
1 |
2 |
— |
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— |
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| 5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
22 |
31 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
19 |
26 |
35 |
54 |
— |
Probable
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
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— |
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| 2 |
1 |
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| 3 |
2 |
2 |
— |
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— |
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— |
— |
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| 5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
23 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
22 |
28 |
35 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
35 |
40 |
48 |
63 |
— |
Chances about even
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
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| 2 |
2 |
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| 3 |
2 |
3 |
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| 5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
32 |
35 |
40 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
57 |
60 |
65 |
75 |
— |
Probably not
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
— |
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| 2 |
2 |
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| 3 |
2 |
3 |
— |
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| 5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
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| 8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
41 |
44 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
74 |
76 |
79 |
85 |
— |
Almost certainly not
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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3 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
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| 2 |
2 |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
— |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
95 |
97 |
— |
Impossible
| Pessimistic / optimistic |
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3 |
5 |
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13 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
100 |
| 1 |
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| 2 |
2 |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
| 50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
— |
— |
| 100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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