Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 20:01:25 -0600
From: Ian Bleakney <bleekers@ousd.k12.ca.us>
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
Subject: probability
Hey pinholers, a probability question:
Let's pretend that you meet a person and she says that she has only
one sibling. What is the probability that her sibling is a boy? How
about a girl? I'm pretty sure that it is not 50:50....
(So, in real life, if you meet a woman with one sibling, is there
really a better chance of her having a brother than a sister?)
Stumped in Oakland
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