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Back in April, a number of papers were running a story on the Monty Hall problem in primate research. The NYT ran a story with a detailed explanation of how the
by gamble 18y ago
Back in April, a number of papers were running a story on the Monty Hall problem in primate research. The NYT ran a story with a detailed explanation of how the problem works, and even provided a flash-animated demo so you could work through it yourself.
Nonetheless, it was amusing to read the wild-eyed diatribes in the user comments. You couldn't explain the problem in a clearer way, and yet plenty of people simply refuse to accept a result that seems counterintuitive.
- ryanwaggoner 18y agoAfter reading your comment, I immediately headed over to Wikipedia to refresh my memory on the Monty Hall problem. The results of my search are a good illustration of why I love the internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_hall_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_hall_problem The article is nearly 6000 words and includes diagrams, detailed mathematical explanations, a very detailed synopsis of the history of the problem, and links to like 50 sources. All for a probability puzzle. Unbelievable.