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Out of the Blue
[Dec 04, 2006, 11:06 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Gunnar-man and I are off to the Vet this morning to do some follow-up blood tests. Here's hoping he's kicked whatever infection he's been fighting.

Follow-up Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
Play:	Urgent. Thanks User Friendly.
Link of the Morning:	Terminology used by Technicians. NSFW (text) language. Thanks Digg.
Stories:	Who's Counting: The Monty Hall Problem. My favorite brain-teaser. Wal-Mart Says Thank You to Workers (registration required).
Science!:	Psychopaths' brains 'different'. Que'st que c'est. German high-tech sky sail may cut costs, emissions. Obese should exercise not 'diet'.
Media:	This disaster teddy bear contains 22 items for any emergency.
Follow-up:	NASA outlines lunar strategy.

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Re: Monty Hall Math
Dec 4, 2006, 16:49

Enahs

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Re: Monty Hall Math Dec 4, 2006, 16:49

Dec 4, 2006, 16:49

Enahs

This guy's story is stupid. The chances of winning are ALWAYS 50%. Either you win... or you don't.
But if there's 3 doors, you don't have a 50% chance of being right - you have a 33% chance.

No. And the article might be mathematically correct; it is however incorrect on a statistical and probability level. As statistics and probability factors in more then just the fraction of choices as compared to the whole.

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