The Monty Hall Problem
Unless you already know what the Monty Hall Problem is or are just a freaky genius who never falls victim to logical errors you should read this article and then be a little more humble about your assumptions from now on. I know I will.
The Monty Hall Problem is excellently explained in the game linked in the article.
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More of an explanation than any rational person would want (some of it’s even in plain English):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_hall_problem
It also explains (eventually), why NBC’s Deal or No Deal is *not* a Monty Hall Problem.
Comment by Tom — April 8, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
I first heard of the Monty Hall problem somewhere a couple years ago and played an online version that was not as well explained as the one here. It took quite a few tries to get my brain around it, and I have had a few interesting arguments about it since. I could blow a few Jr. High students’ minds with this. Hmmmmm
Comment by Utahteacher — April 8, 2008 @ 11:54 pm