Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ...
by tshaddox on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:21PM
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I'm curious. When those people see the simulation, do they then go back to the analysis and uncover their mistaken reasoning? Or do they just continue to reject the analysis but begrudgingly accept the outcome of the simulation? The analysis of the Monty Hall problem is so very simple I find it very odd to staunchly reject it but then be persuaded by the simulation.
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ...
by cantrevealname on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @09:28AM
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> is so very simple
Years ago, when the Monty Hall problem was not well known, I've seen with my own eyes that it was hard to convince some very smart people of the correct answer. Indeed, after being convinced through simulation or exhaustive enumeration of the decision tree or some other way, they would go back and see what went wrong with their initial analysis.