Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
Come for the quick hacks, stay for the epiphanies.
 
PerlMonks  

Great discussion on the Monty Hall problem

by laughingboy (Monk)
on Jul 16, 2002 at 17:13 UTC ( [id://182165]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to The Monty Hall Trap Simulator

Ah, yes, the infamous Monty Hall problem, tailor made for starting fist fi... er, I mean, stimulating critical thinking and philosophical discussion.

There are actually a lot of subtleties buried in this and related probability questions. The best (and funniest) explanation and discussion on this topic I've ever seen is here .

Yes, this post is just a thinly disguised excuse to promote what I think is the most consistently funny and educational site on the web .

ObPerl: Cecil would make a great Perl programmer.

laughingboy

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Great discussion on the Monty Hall problem
by petral (Curate) on Jul 16, 2002 at 20:46 UTC
    OK, I say pigeons don't bob their heads.  They hold them still, then hurry to catch up.

      p

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://182165]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others musing on the Monastery: (4)
As of 2024-03-29 05:50 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found