I’ve encountered this idea before, and always wondered whether it is actually true… how well do those “reasonable assumptions” match reality? This post will explore the waiting time paradox from the standpoint of both simulation and probabilistic arguments, and then take a look at some real bus arrival time data from the city of Seattle to (hopefully) settle the paradox once and for all.
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