Franceschi, Paul (2007) Le paradoxe des deux enveloppes et le choix de l'indifférence. [Preprint]
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Abstract
I present in this paper a solution to the Two-Envelope Paradox. I begin with stating the paradox and describing some related experiments. I justify then the fact that choosing either envelope is indifferent. I also point out the flaw in the reasoning inherent to the two-envelope paradox.
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Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
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Keywords: | two-envelope paradox, surprise exam paradox, indifference | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Explanation |
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Depositing User: | Paul Franceschi | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2007 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:15 | ||||||
Item ID: | 3305 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics General Issues > Explanation |
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Date: | April 2007 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3305 |
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