Business, Legal & Accounting Glossary
The statistical fact that it becomes harder and harder to maintain a given level of percentage growth (in revenues for example) as time goes on because that fixed percentage represents a larger absolute amount each period.
The law of large numbers is a law of probability theory. The mathematical definition of the law of large numbers is that a random sample approaches the expected value of the population as the sample grows. For example, flip a coin ten times and it might come up heads every time. The law of large numbers dictates that if the coin is flipped a million times, the results should be 50/50 heads versus tails. Assuming that investors earn about 7% annually, the law of large numbers suggests that an individual investor will earn that same 7% over time. The law of large numbers can also be applied to earnings growth. It is easier for a company’s sales to grow at twenty per cent if sales are one million dollars. The law of large numbers states that it is harder to achieve that growth rate if sales are ten billion dollars. The law of large numbers also implies that the probability of a rare event occurring (e.g. winning the lottery) decreases as the number of participants increases.
To help you cite our definitions in your bibliography, here is the proper citation layout for the three major formatting styles, with all of the relevant information filled in.
Definitions for Law Of Large Numbers are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:
This glossary post was last updated: 5th November, 2021 | 0 Views.