Red-ball prediction with one certain red ball

ID: red-ball-prediction-with-one-certain-red-ball

A box contains one certainly red ball and independently coloured extra balls, each red with probability . Conditional on the first draw being red, a second draw without replacement is red with probability . To see the effect of using a conditional probability, let , where has a binomial distribution with parameters . The conditional probability is : histories with more red balls are more likely to produce the first red draw and therefore receive greater weight.

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