If there are 23 people in a room, what is the probability that at least two of them will share the same birthday? This well-known question in probability theory is an example of a veridical paradox. This talk will discuss three classic paradoxes in probability theory: The Birthday Problem, the Monty Hall Problem, and the St Petersburg Paradox. We will examine proposed solutions and provable results for each problem. Additionally, variations of each problem will be analyzed and simulations will be used to illustrate and confirm results.
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Ryder Mollo
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Phanuel Mariano
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