Comments on: Wonders of Probability http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm?nucrss=1 business + science + philosophy + technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:47:42 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PiterKokoniz http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-808 PiterKokoniz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:02:03 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-808 Hi !!! ;) My name is Piter Kokoniz. Just want to tell, that I like your blog very much! And want to ask you: is this blog your hobby? Sorry for my bad english:) Thank you! Your Piter Kokoniz, from Latvia Hi !!! ;)
My name is Piter Kokoniz. Just want to tell, that I like your blog very much!
And want to ask you: is this blog your hobby?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Thank you!
Your Piter Kokoniz, from Latvia

]]> By: RaiulBaztepo http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-798 RaiulBaztepo Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:04:09 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-798 Hello! Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource! PS: Sorry for my bad english, I'v just started to learn this language ;) See you! Your, Raiul Baztepo Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language ;)
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

]]> By: J Singh http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-770 J Singh Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:40 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-770 I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it up. I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it up.

]]> By: Nash http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-767 Nash Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:56:50 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-767 In your earlier case, if your neighbour replies that he has boys, he hasn't told you whether he has one or two boys, all he has told you is that the only possible cases now are : BB, BG and GB. You are treating the BG and GB situations as different implying an order. In the second case, there are really only two situations possible : Children of Same Sex SS or Children of different Sex SD and the fact that the sex you saw happened to be a boy makes no difference at all. In your earlier case, if your neighbour replies that he has boys, he hasn’t told you whether he has one or two boys, all he has told you is that the only possible cases now are : BB, BG and GB. You are treating the BG and GB situations as different implying an order. In the second case, there are really only two situations possible : Children of Same Sex SS or Children of different Sex SD and the fact that the sex you saw happened to be a boy makes no difference at all.

]]> By: Nash http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-766 Nash Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:43:53 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-766 Regarding you Girl Boy problem, there is no paradox. That elaborate description boils down to one thing - if you have two children, the probability of having at least one girl child is 50% (straight from a priori probability). The birth of the two children are mutually independent events and is actually a prime example of a case where the Bayes theorem is meaningless, because it useful in the care of dependent events. Regarding you Girl Boy problem, there is no paradox. That elaborate description boils down to one thing – if you have two children, the probability of having at least one girl child is 50% (straight from a priori probability). The birth of the two children are mutually independent events and is actually a prime example of a case where the Bayes theorem is meaningless, because it useful in the care of dependent events.

]]> By: Shubhendu http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-739 Shubhendu Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:21:19 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-739 Hi Paras, I have visited your page after quite a while. Very interesting you write on this. Would you mind if I pick that question with the condition "I happen to see one of his children run by," and put it on a draft that I might publish today or day-after? An equivalent problem is this: Suppose a couple have a girl child and if she has the name Florida, what is the probability that the other child is a girl? (And no it is not 1/4). And by the way, I am happy that you experienced learning theory, only those who have can find it beautiful. And it is VERY beautiful. I would be hoping to publish the 5 pending drafts on it soon too! - Shubhendu Hi Paras,
I have visited your page after quite a while. Very interesting you write on this. Would you mind if I pick that question with the condition “I happen to see one of his children run by,” and put it on a draft that I might publish today or day-after? An equivalent problem is this: Suppose a couple have a girl child and if she has the name Florida, what is the probability that the other child is a girl? (And no it is not 1/4).

And by the way, I am happy that you experienced learning theory, only those who have can find it beautiful. And it is VERY beautiful. I would be hoping to publish the 5 pending drafts on it soon too!

- Shubhendu

]]> By: Vivek Sonny Abraham http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-726 Vivek Sonny Abraham Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:10:58 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-726 Regarding the boys and girls problem. In the first situation, you have 3 situations possible: BB, BG, and GB. In these situations, note that there is a difference in the sibling being older and the sibling being younger, that is, there is a difference between BG and GB. But in the second situation, the phrase "other child" makes GB = BG. Hence the difference. Regarding the boys and girls problem. In the first situation, you have 3 situations possible: BB, BG, and GB. In these situations, note that there is a difference in the sibling being older and the sibling being younger, that is, there is a difference between BG and GB.

But in the second situation, the phrase “other child” makes GB = BG. Hence the difference.

]]> By: Ajay http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-717 Ajay Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:11:40 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-717 Hi Paras, Nice blog. Well regarding Monty hall problem there is a beautiful movie made entitled '21' . Do watch, lovely application of probability. I was there with you during IAS- srf training at IISc 2006. Keep posting wonderful articles. Hi Paras,
Nice blog. Well regarding Monty hall problem there is a beautiful movie made entitled ‘21′ . Do watch, lovely application of probability.

I was there with you during IAS- srf training at IISc 2006.

Keep posting wonderful articles.

]]> By: Rahul http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-715 Rahul Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:26:17 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-715 Buddy why are you punishing your brain muscles so much ..at your age you should be interested in girls,fun and party and developing your body muscles and emotions more than brain muscles . a wellwisher Rahul Buddy why are you punishing your brain muscles so much ..at your age you should be interested in girls,fun and party and developing your body muscles and emotions more than brain muscles .
a wellwisher
Rahul

]]> By: Ankit http://paraschopra.com/blog/personal/wonders-of-probability.htm/comment-page-1#comment-712 Ankit Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:52 +0000 http://paraschopra.com/blog/?p=400#comment-712 Interesting post! Interesting post!

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