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There's an amusing amount of probability puzzles with seemingly paradoxical solutions out there, to the point that it's almost more surprising to see one where
by t_mann 4y ago
There's an amusing amount of probability puzzles with seemingly paradoxical solutions out there, to the point that it's almost more surprising to see one where the intuitive answer is correct:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_or_Girl_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_or_Girl_paradox
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penney%27s_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penney%27s_game
- Waiting time paradox
- Honorary mention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox
(feel free to add more)
- deelly 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem