![Explaining coincidence](https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/files/2011/12/coincidence.png)
I was on vacation when a family member sidled up to me. "Rick, you're a statistician..." he began. I knew I was in trouble. He proceeded to tell me the story of Joseph "Newsboy" Moriarty, a New Jersey mobster who rose to prominence and became known as the bookie who