Boy Or Girl Paradox/ Two Child Problem.
Abstract: The following article is a comprehensive analysis of the Girl or Boy Paradox also called the two-child problem. This article explains reasons behind why the paradox is counter intuitive, to give a rational thought and explain the paradox by the use of mathematical tool for a proper analysis. Introduction The Boy or Girl paradox surrounds a set of questions in probability theory , it is also known as The Two Child Problem , Mr. Smith's Children and the Mrs. Smith Problem. Gary Foshee, at the Ninth Gathering 4 Gardner Conference in March, 2010, presented a probabilistic puzzle, the solution of which was quite counter-intuitive. It generated intensive discussion on the internet, with some intriguing contributions, and some described as misleading. According to this problem, we consider a family having two children and that one of the two children is a boy born on a Tuesday, and are asked “what is the probability that there are two boy...