One random number strictly topping another
Question
Jimmy picks a number uniformly at random from and, independently, Simon picks one uniformly from . What is the probability that Simon's number is strictly greater than Jimmy's?
Short answer
. Given Jimmy picks , Simon beats it with probability . Averaging over : .
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- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
- Worked Examples — Probability Trees, Monty Hall, and Bayesian Updating
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
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