Ran the simulation and was trying for the life of me to work out how the change 1 in 3 probability worked... until I realised it wasn't changing 1 in 3 - the simulation has a bug and is changing the choice every time, instead of one in three. The probability if it were changing 1 in 3 should be (1/3 x 2/3) + (2/3 x 1/3) = 4/9.... not 66%. Not sure if it's how you uploaded it to the page or if it's built wrong?
--Wing and a prayer Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:54:22 -0400
Oops, you're right! I fiddled with the interface and forgot to change the middle part. Fixed.
--Kirk Tue, 04 Jul 2006 12:56:28 -0400
OK, but what about the Howie Mandel problem?
--Nick B Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:23:02 -0400
"Howie Mandel's problem is that he treats the game very seriously"-- that's all I could google up...
If I had more energy and photoshop skill and creativity in general I'd try to photoshop up what the Howie Mandelbrot set would look like.
--Kirk Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:03:00 -0400
I ask because Howie Mandel hosts "Deal or No Deal", which is essentially "Let's Make a Deal" with 20 doors.
--Nick B Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:39:42 -0400
Oh, yeah, I've only seen bits and pieces of that. Seems super-stressfull, I guess part of the joy is watching the contestant squirm.
Was Howie Mandel that comedian who used to have hair and then inflate a rubber glove over his head? Or am I thinking of someone else?
--Kirk Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:12:16 -0400
He is one and the same.
--yelm Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:44:42 -0400
Weird. I guess I had no chance of recognizing him w/ the radical change in hairstyle. And he used to be skinnier, right?
--Kirk Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:15:55 -0400
Sweet!
... but now I get that urge to do the picking and switching myself ... game fever!
--Katrin Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:30:48 -0400