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I would be curious if anyone knows more good probability "paradoxa" such as the two-envelope problem posted here a couple of months ago.
Wikipedia has a good list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prob...heory_paradoxes
But maybe there is more good stuff out there?
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Probability paradoxa
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Posted 2007-October-19, 13:51
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Posted 2007-October-19, 14:37
It is probably out there somewhere on the Web, and I think Martin Gardner included it in his paradox book...which I no longer have.... the Great Predictor? Do you know it ?
I think it is also called Newcomb's Paradox...... regarding two boxes....
I think it is also called Newcomb's Paradox...... regarding two boxes....
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Posted 2007-October-19, 15:31
Lots of paradoxa mentioned in economics.
For probability try Simpson's paradox.
In lotteries (related to probability) are the Allais paradox and Machina's paradox.
For probability try Simpson's paradox.
In lotteries (related to probability) are the Allais paradox and Machina's paradox.
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Posted 2007-October-19, 16:31
The raven paradox.
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