PinnedPascal BerckerProbability Of Having The Same Blood Type?Here is a straightforward probability question from Ruma Falk’s book of probability problems.Jun 15Jun 15
Pascal BerckerModeling the Probability Of A Double-Headed Coin with a Bayesian NetworkConsider these two questions (from the probability textbook below) illustrating how conditional probability functions:2h ago2h ago
Pascal BerckerTwo Coins — One Fair — One Biased — Solved with a Bayesian NetworkThis puzzle comes from Cut the Knot (see link below) which has a wealth of probability puzzles that frequently offers two or more…1d ago1d ago
Pascal BerckerWhat is Bayesian Inference? Modeling with A Bayesian NetworkI recently read an explanatory article on Bayesian Statistics that posed the following question:Jul 1Jul 1
Pascal BerckerAlice In The Forest of ForgetfulnessAlice is introduced in chapter 4 of Raymond Smullyan’s logic puzzle book What is the Name of This Book, where she forgets nearly everything…Jun 27Jun 27
Pascal BerckerMonty Hall Puzzle — It Never Gets Old!I asked ChatGPT4 for a list of the top 10 probability puzzles. This is the list:Jun 25Jun 25
Pascal BerckerKnights, Knaves, and Jokers: A Constraint Satisfaction ProblemThe logic of Knights and Knaves was popularized by Raymond Smullyan way back in 1978, but remains popular to this day. These are frequently…Jun 17Jun 17
Pascal BerckerExplaining vs. Expaining Away with a Bayesian Network and ChatGPT 4o.This is a standard homework assignment any student studying Bayesian Networks is likely to encounter. It turns up in various forms in any…Jun 14Jun 14
Pascal BerckerOne More Constraint Satisfaction Problem — from Brilliant.org — with a Bayesian NetworkThis follows the last problem closely, but is slightly more complicated, having 5 places instead of 4.Jun 8Jun 8