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Chapter9Curiositiesanddilemmas

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Atthebeginningofthisbook,Isomeaspectsofprobabilityappear,atfirstsight,todefyonsense.Exampleshaveariseoryhasunfolded.Herearesomeotherceswhereintuitionbemisleading,but,withsuffitcare,theseapparenttradibeexplaiofprobabilityiswhollyfreefromrealparadoxes.Butalthoughideasofprobabilityhelpusmakesensibledeayalsofihinkingabouttheprobabilitiesofeventsmightleadtounfortabledilemmas.

Parrondo’sparadox

GrahamGreeakesAllisafibasedonafalsepremise:thatthereissomeclevermathematibisoewheeltogivetheplayeranadvaherthanthehouse.Orary:mathematicshasprovedthat,whenallindividualbetsfavourthehouse,nobinatiournmattersroundandfavourtheplayer.Sorry,folks.

JuanParrondohasshownthatyouhavetobeveryprehowyouformulateageneralclaimthat,whesfavouroisimpossibletobihattheothersidehasanadvantage.Idescribehereamodifiofhisidea,duetoDeanAstumian,whodescribedasimplegameplayedontheboardwithfiveslots,shownihisisname.Itwasstructedmerelytomakethispoint.)

11.TheboardforAstumian’sgame

Youneedsomewayarawilloe:perhapsabagwith99WhiteballsandoneBlackball,oraspiisequallylikelytoetorestosonehuobeginthegame,plaomarked‘Start’.Everymovewilltakethetoke,orht,andyouwiokenreabeforeithitsLose.

&wobasicsetsofrules,callthemAhAndy,fromStartyoualwaysmovetoLeft,andfrht,youalwaysmovetoWi,youusethespiogivea1%ovingtoLose,anda99%ovingbacktoStart.WithBert,thespinarttogivea99%ht,anda1%gtht,

youalwaysreturntoStart,whilefromLeft,itisthesameasinAndy–thespinnergivesa1%ovingtoLose,a99%cetoStart.

Analysisofthesegamesissimple.InAndy,thereisnoprovisioht;youshufflearouailrandomcetakesyoufromLefttoLose.I,youusuallyshufflebetweenStartandRight,withoalvisitstoLeft.Eventually,ohesesojour,randomcetakesyoutoLose.IheceWiniszero.

Forthenewgame,Chris,youalsoneedafair.Atea,tossthis:ifitshowsHeads,usetherulesofAndy,ifitshowsTails,usetherulesofBert.

ItturnsoutthatyChrisexceeds98%!Itiseasytoseewhyyfavourite:ifeveryougettoLeft,youarelylikelytoreturyofStart.FromStart,youplayBerthalfthetime,withits99%ceofgettingtht;andinRight,youplayAndyhalfthetime,iablywinning.

FollowiherA,you mustlose:flipbetweerandom,andyouwiime!Framiheoremthatexcludesexampleslikethis,butsthatGreerestsonshakyground,requiresverypreguage!

2+2=4,or2+2=6?

SupposewecarryoutBernoullitrialswithafair,i.e.eachtoss,ily,isequallylikelytobeHeadsorTails.AtypiewillbeHHTHTTTHT....ThemeaossesuntilHeadsappearsistwo;butwhatisthemeaossesu,orHH?

&iveanswerisfour,asweexpecttosforthefirstsymbol,thehrowsforthesedthemeahrowsuisindeedfour,butthisisnotthecaseforHH.Toseethatpattern,themeahrowsissix!

Thereasonforthediffere,togetHT,itiscorrecttuethatweexpecttotaketwettheH,theogettheTthatpletesthepattern.AndTwoplusTwoequalsFour.ButforHH,afterwehavethefirstH,thehrowwillbeThalfthetime,abeginagain–allthrowsuptothatpointwillhavebeehealgebraleadiaheAppendix.

&weenHandT,eachisequallylikelytoappearfirst;whataboutbetweenHHandHT?Again,eachisequallylikelytoarisebeforetheother,siwaitforthefirstHead,ahehrowdetermiheanswer.However,betweenHHaeristhreetimesaslikelytoappearfirst!Thereasonissimple:thesequencewillbeginwithHHohetime,butuhishappens,itisiHappearsfirst.(Thinkaboutit.)

Thegame Peeisbasedontheaboveideas.YouinviteyouroppoapossibletripleslikeHHT,orTHT,etc.,thatmightothreesecutivethrowsofafair.Youselectadiffereralpersoherepeatedly,andthewihepersoripleisseenfirst.Despitetheappareyofallowingyouroppoohavefirstpick,thisgamefavoursyou–ifyouknowwhaty.Whatevershechooses,youselectatriplethatearbeforehersatleast23ofthetime!ThewinniheAppendix.

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