Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences · Problem 16.3.15

FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE — Mary Boas

Mathematics — Methods · probability-theorems-bayes

Problem

Use Bayes' formula (3.8) to repeat these simple problems previously done by using a reduced sample space. (a) In a family of two children, what is the probability that both are girls if one is a girl? (b) What is the probability of all heads in three tosses of a coin if you know that at least one is a head?

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