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Title: When is a 50 / 50 choice not a 50/50
Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 20, 2009, 11:37:42 PM
When there is a goat involved......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhlc7peGlGg

Its 5 mins but interesting esp from a poker player % and probability point of view !!


Title: Re: When is a 50 / 50 choice not a 50/50
Post by: Grier78 on March 21, 2009, 06:21:50 PM
When there is a goat involved......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhlc7peGlGg

Its 5 mins but interesting esp from a poker player % and probability point of view !!

The easiest way to think about it is to increase the number of doors to 1000 and 999 goats, then it all makes sense.


Title: Re: When is a 50 / 50 choice not a 50/50
Post by: kinboshi on March 21, 2009, 06:48:19 PM
Switch FTW.


Title: Re: When is a 50 / 50 choice not a 50/50
Post by: dousche on March 22, 2009, 10:29:36 PM
lol i remember being shown that in maths class at school. messed my head up at the time!


Title: Re: When is a 50 / 50 choice not a 50/50
Post by: gatso on March 22, 2009, 10:38:32 PM
this

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=15518.0

and this

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=4121.msg115824#msg115824

going back a couple of years