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Mar 18, 2009
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squidmark
If the case you CHOSE has a 1/20 chance, then the
other case that's left also has a 1/20 chance.
the reality is, they're both 50/50. Unless you have x-ray vision, like me, and knew all along you chose the right one.
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Personally I hate probabilities..comes from my ACT
Fdnman
3/18/09 3:52pm
Yep you are bad at probability
PaxDog
3/18/09 3:56pm
So if the host eliminated all the others knowingly
Fdnman
3/18/09 4:13pm
yes
PaxDog
3/18/09 4:19pm
But if they're random, it's 50/50.
squidmark
3/18/09 5:10pm
sounds like a dead horse
bdoggy
3/18/09 3:57pm
See...I told you I was confused...and I still am
Fdnman
3/18/09 4:03pm
<nelson voice=""> ha ha</nelson>
cracka
3/18/09 4:04pm
Monty Hall explanation
Fdnman
3/18/09 4:07pm
Thanks.
crack
3/18/09 4:15pm
It's 50/50 if you're down to the final 2
cougfanblue
3/18/09 3:59pm
Not exactly
Cougar-Duck
3/18/09 5:30pm
Watch the movie 21. This same problem was brought
UltimateBYUfan
3/18/09 4:19pm
Sorry, I was meaning the Monty Hall explanation
UltimateBYUfan
3/18/09 4:22pm
If the case you CHOSE has a 1/20 chance, then the
squidmark
3/18/09 5:09pm
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