Apr 10, 2008
11:14:24am
11:14:24am
Interesting article about the "Monty Hall fallacy"
OK statistics experts: (Where has Indy Coug been lately
anyway?)
You're on "Let's Make a Deal." A new car is behind 1 of 3 doors. Goats are behind the other 2. You choose door #1. Monty Hall then opens up door number 3 to reveal a goat. Should you stick with your original choice, or switch to door #2?
Apparently, the answer to this question is now casting doubt on a lot of classic psychological studies on cognitive dissonance.
Here's the article from the NY Times
If you just want to play the game online and figure it out for yourself, go here
You're on "Let's Make a Deal." A new car is behind 1 of 3 doors. Goats are behind the other 2. You choose door #1. Monty Hall then opens up door number 3 to reveal a goat. Should you stick with your original choice, or switch to door #2?
Apparently, the answer to this question is now casting doubt on a lot of classic psychological studies on cognitive dissonance.
Here's the article from the NY Times
If you just want to play the game online and figure it out for yourself, go here
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