Re:Paradoxes of probability and other statistical strangeness
by chillee on Thursday April 06, 2017 @12:17AM
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So that's what confused me to begin with as well.
I think the main thing here depends on your interpretation of how the parent is chosen.
Let's say the question is the same, but we relax the requirement that the boy is born on Tuesday. Do you think the probability that the other child is a girl is 2/3 or 1/2?
I think the main thing here depends on your interpretation of how the parent is chosen.
Let's say the question is the same, but we relax the requirement that the boy is born on Tuesday. Do you think the probability that the other child is a girl is 2/3 or 1/2?