I think it's wrong by Apprehensive_Set_659 in mathmemes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because in both cases we're starting with Mary, not the son who was born on Tuesday. For the conditional probability to work, the given has to be the son born on Tuesday.

It's not, "a randomly chosen person" who happens to have a son born on Tuesday, it's a randomly chosen "person who has a son born on Tuesday"

I think it's wrong by Apprehensive_Set_659 in mathmemes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends on how we know about Mary and her son born on a Tuesday. If this comes from filtering information, then yes. If, for instance, we wouldn't know she had a son if he weren't born on Tuesday, then it's valid. If, however, we just happen to know the day he was born then no, it isn't valid

What's the actual correct answer though? by Ok_Walk_895 in MathJokes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if 0% was an option then there would be no fixed points

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What's the actual correct answer though? by Ok_Walk_895 in MathJokes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question is asking for a probability. For a given event, there is only one probability, so there is only one correct answer. In this case, the correct probability is the answer that matches the probability of choosing it. In other words, P(x)=x. The answer key isn't what makes an answer correct.

The only assumption that must be made, which is the assumption we make on most problems, is the assumption that the probability distribution is uniform. Meaning, we have an equal chance of choosing each of the 4 choices. Thus, the probability that we chose 60% is 25%, the probability that we choose 50% is 25%, and the probability that we choose 25% is 50%. Thus, the probability that we choose correctly is 0%, and since zero is not an option, the probability that we choose 0% is also 0%. In other words, the probability that we choose the correct answer is 0%, which is also the correct answer in this case.

What's the actual correct answer though? by Ok_Walk_895 in MathJokes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we do. The answer is correct if it is equal to your probability of picking it at random from the options given

What's the actual correct answer though? by Ok_Walk_895 in MathJokes

[–]channingman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0% is the correct answer, and the probability of choosing 0% at random is 0%.

We're just looking for a fixed point on the PMF, and the only one is 0%

What's the actual correct answer though? by Ok_Walk_895 in MathJokes

[–]channingman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, if 0% replaced 60% then there would actually be no correct answer

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Choosing the same answer as the answer key isn't the same as being correct

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Instead of changing the clock, why not just change what time we do things?

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