Monty Hall
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Always remember that the door probably led into a hall...
We will not forget.
We will not forget.
Huge loss for the late-night crowd.
G'night, sweet prince.
G'night, sweet prince.
Head shape/outline looks like a guitar pick.
If you ever find yourself playing Let's Make a Deal remember to always switch. You double your odds. Most people think it's a 50/50 chance. It's not. It's 67/33.
Fitting that they checked out all at the same time. The search for the Holy Grail is complete.
Good night, sweet knights.
Good night, sweet knights.
Fitting that they checked out all at the same time. The search for the Holy Grail is complete.
Good night, sweet knights.
Heard he got a gammy foot, started speaking Welsh from the lurgy and ended up popping his clogs.
Cheers then, mate.
I forgot that was mentioned in that movie. Stats class is really where I learned it. I'm actually surprised that some people I consider very smart have fought me on it before.
Pretty simple game theory if you understand stats and game theory at all. I'm not well versed in it but I know the basics enough to understand why you always switch.
The easiest way I've found to explain it is the only way you lose by switching is if you pick the prize with your initial choice. Since you have 1/3 chance of picking the prize first, you have a 2/3 chance of winning if you switch.
I learned about it at UK in a computer science course where we wrote a sim to show this.
Monty gets into heaven if, and only if he has a spool of thread or a matchbook in his purse...
These funeral threads remind me of Gypsy Parties in remote places like ....Kettle Island .... or......Redbird
Cultish and sacrosanct
With the vague smell of opium and sweat coming from the back rooms
Cultish and sacrosanct
With the vague smell of opium and sweat coming from the back rooms
Perhaps your best take to date, glennnnnn. And it isn't even technically a "take" at all. Which is probably what makes it your best.