A mathematical analysis of the Sleeping Beauty problem (Q842504)
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A mathematical analysis of the Sleeping Beauty problem (English)
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25 September 2009
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This short article discusses a solution to the Sleeping Beauty problem, which is comparable to the Monty Hall Problem or the Bertrand's Box problem, all philosophical dilemmas closely related to conditional probability. The author starts with the presentation of the paradox and an overview on previous results and then argues for the solution 1/3 using conditional probability arguments. Finally, he relates the problem to the two mentioned above.
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Sleeping Beauty paradox
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Monty Hall problem
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