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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem

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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem
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RE: The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem
March 12, 2016 at 4:27 am (This post was last modified: March 12, 2016 at 4:33 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
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(March 12, 2016 at 4:18 am)robvalue Wrote: Oh yeah. I got suckered by this one first time.

Considering maths is my forte, I felt pretty embarressed.

The important part is the game show host knows where the goat is. He's not randomly revealing information.

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http://www.coopertoons.com/education/mon...yhall.html

The above website actually goes through the problem with several formats, including a spreadsheet formula. Fun read actually!
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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem

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RE: Probability? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 8, 2016 at 7:53 pm
RE: Probability? - by Excited Penguin - March 8, 2016 at 7:56 pm
RE: Probability? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 8, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 12, 2016 at 4:27 am

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