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Monty Hall OC, OM (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting.
The Monty Hall problem is a counter-intuitive statistics puzzle: There are 3 doors, behind which are two goats and a car. You pick a door (call it door A). You’re hoping for the car of course. Monty Hall, the game show host, examines the other doors (B & C) and opens one with a goat. (If both doors have goats, he picks randomly.)
The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, based nominally on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal and named after its original host, Monty Hall. The problem was originally posed (and solved) in a letter by Steve Selvin to the American Statistician in 1975.
2 days ago · Learn how to solve the Monty Hall problem, a famous paradox in conditional probability and reasoning. See the possible outcomes, the decision tree, and the Bayes' theorem explanation.
Jan 21, 2007 · The Monty Hall Problem is a famous (or rather infamous) probability puzzle. Ron Clarke takes you through the puzzle and explains the counter-intuitive answer. Put simply: If you pick a goat...
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Learn the famous thought experiment of the Monty Hall problem, where you have to choose a door with a prize behind it. Watch the video, see the analysis and read the comments from other learners.
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Monty Hall was a Canadian-born game show host and producer, best known for Let's Make a Deal. He was born Maurice Halperin in 1921, married Marilyn Hall, and had three children and five grandchildren.
