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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by CuriouslyC on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:00AM (#37832208)
You can demonstrate the Monty Hall problem solution analytically with Bayesian statistics using prior probabilities, no need to go all the way to Monte Carlo methods.
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by TOMDM on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:06AM (#37832286)
As a proof the math is entirely sufficient, but for those who may struggle with it the simulation is persuasive.
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by selimthegrim on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:34AM (#37832650)
This was how I convinced someone (RIP) by really stressing every element in the definition of Bayes’ theorem and probability space.
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