Catalog of Articles in Probability Theory - Core Probability: Selected Topics - Instructive Examples (paradoxes) (iex)

Instructive Examples (paradoxes) (iex)

Berkson's paradox / (2:B)
Bertrand's box paradox / (F:B)
Borel–Kolmogorov paradox / cnd (2:CM)
Boy or Girl paradox / (2:B)
Exchange paradox / (2:D)
Monty Hall problem / (F:B)
Necktie paradox
 Nontransitive dice
Simpson's paradox
Sleeping Beauty problem
St. Petersburg paradox / mnt (1:D)
Three Prisoners problem
Two envelopes problem

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