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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.
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23-34
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2014
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2014-03-14
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- School of Engineering Technology, State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Wyoming Laramie, WY, USA
Bibliografia
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