30 Sep
2003
30 Sep
'03
1:49 a.m.
I have corrected the typos in the lecture notes mentioned in class.
See: http://jsekhon.fas.harvard.edu/
Cheers,
JS.
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30 Sep
30 Sep
7:29 p.m.
New subject: Monty Hall Problem HW2
When there are n doors, say 5, are your odds of getting the prize 1/n
(namely 1/5) or are they still 1/3? And are the chances of any given
door containing money behind it independent of the chance of another door
containing money? Is there always one door with the money behind it? OR
can the money just never show up?
Sorry, but I'm just a little confused about the problem.
This is for both of the monty hall problems by the way. Any help will be
appreciated.
--Andrew
7:58 p.m.
New subject: Monty Hall Problem HW2
i think you are confusing yourself a little. forget about the three doors,
and rethink the problem with 5 doors. the 1/3 probability from the first
problem is irrelevant, and the matter of the money being behind one of the
doors is the same as in the original problem.
best
jason
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Subject: [gov1000-list] Monty Hall Problem HW2
When there are n doors, say 5, are your odds of getting the prize 1/n
(namely 1/5) or are they still 1/3? And are the chances of any given
door containing money behind it independent of the chance of another door
containing money? Is there always one door with the money behind it? OR
can the money just never show up?
Sorry, but I'm just a little confused about the problem.
This is for both of the monty hall problems by the way. Any help will be
appreciated.
--Andrew
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New subject: Monty Hall Problem HW2
1/n.
in the game with three doors (as in class), the prob is 1/3.
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Andrew Calvin Fong wrote:
When there are n doors, say 5, are your odds of getting the prize 1/n
(namely 1/5) or are they still 1/3? And are the chances of any given
door containing money behind it independent of the chance of another door
containing money? Is there always one door with the money behind it? OR
can the money just never show up?
Sorry, but I'm just a little confused about the problem.
This is for both of the monty hall problems by the way. Any help will be
appreciated.
--Andrew
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