tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post4109058478329004638..comments2013-09-21T19:48:26.394-04:00Comments on House Of Quack: When common sense is senseless: the Monty Hall SolutionBart B. Van Bockstaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689331945672800561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post-78023399838563983822012-10-23T10:31:13.939-04:002012-10-23T10:31:13.939-04:00Thank you for your nice comment, AnthonyL. Sorry f...Thank you for your nice comment, AnthonyL. Sorry for not replying earlier. It seems that your comments have escaped me somehow.<br /><br />You made a good suggestion, but if I want to be complete I cannot take it.<br /><br />The point is this: when someone enters the room *after* one door has been opened, there are only two doors left. The car is behind one of these two doors. *If* this Bart B. Van Bockstaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689331945672800561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post-64187601416863929082012-09-26T13:55:51.514-04:002012-09-26T13:55:51.514-04:00Correction: Sorry, I left out "not" as ...Correction: Sorry, I left out "not" as in "should not make" in the first sentence of the second para. Please correct.AnthonyLhttp://scienceguardian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post-75790060212012984162012-09-26T13:51:36.396-04:002012-09-26T13:51:36.396-04:00A very nice clear and thorough job of presenting t...A very nice clear and thorough job of presenting the material and laying it all out so exhaustively that no one can fail to see the point. The best and simplest explanation is the grouping of the open door with one closed door, pointing out that the chances of one of them guarding the gold is 2/3, therefore with one open, the other must have a 2/3 chance of being right. You did an excellent Anthony Lhttp://scienceguardian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post-5803115793496705522012-04-19T14:06:10.959-04:002012-04-19T14:06:10.959-04:00Thanks, Rockinon. I agree, that it would make a go...Thanks, Rockinon. I agree, that it would make a good topic for journalism school. It shows so clearly that even something exceedingly simple must be thoroughly investigated in order to avoid painful mistakes.Bart B. Van Bockstaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689331945672800561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520407480349163774.post-57129227422772536952012-04-13T08:47:52.549-04:002012-04-13T08:47:52.549-04:00I've come across this problem before. You did ...I've come across this problem before. You did a fine job presenting it. The Monty Hall challenge would make a good topic for a class in journalism school.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.com