ArticleOriginal scientific text

Title

An extended problem to Bertrand's paradox

Authors 1, 2

Affiliations

  1. School of Engineering Technology, State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY, USA
  2. Department of Statistics, University of Wyoming Laramie, WY, USA

Abstract

Bertrand's paradox is a longstanding problem within the classical interpretation of probability theory. The solutions 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 were proposed using three different approaches to model the problem. In this article, an extended problem, of which Bertrand's paradox is a special case, is proposed and solved. For the special case, it is shown that the corresponding solution is 1/3. Moreover, the reasons of inconsistency are discussed and a proper modeling approach is determined by careful examination of the probability space.

Keywords

probability space, probability theory, problem modeling, random chords

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Pages:
23-34
Main language of publication
English
Received
2014-03-14
Published
2014
Exact and natural sciences