How to Resolve This Famous Statistics Paradox
<p>The above is a pretty old question that I recently saw resurface on Twitter. Since I disagree with the answer given there, I figured I’d post my own analysis.</p>
<p>The tricky thing with this question is that it is <em>self-referential</em>. Usually, multiple-choice questions look like this:</p>
<p><img alt="What is the capital city of France? A) Amsterdam B) Rio de Janeiro C) Paris D) Sydney" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*ouEdX5hucVyCDJBQNYjaSA.png" style="height:288px; width:700px" /></p>
<p>There is one correct answer (C). We can now consider the following question <em>about</em> this capital-of-France question:</p>
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