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The Ghastly Specter of Monty Hall!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:50 GMT

Your paper will include a calculation of significance. This is essentially an estimate of the probability that a correlation as strong as the one you found would exist purely as a result of randomness in the data, even if your theory is false.
Source: Division of Labour

Rookie of the Year and the Mythical Sophomore Slump

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:59 GMT

Rookie of the Year is a bit of a strange award. It's given, I presume, to the rookie-eligible player who had the most valuable season in each league.
Source: Beyond the Box Score

The Monty Hall school of parenting

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:29 GMT

I've been trying to yell at my 4 1/2-year-old son a little less this year. It's not that he doesn't deserve it some of the time. I'm just not seeing a lot of results lately with the principal Richard Vernon approach.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Behind One Door Is an Award. . . . [Science After Sunclipse]

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:03:43 GMT

(Conflict-of-interest disclaimer: I was sent an Advance Reader Copy of The Monty Hall Problem and I really enjoyed reading it; so, feeling guilty about not finishing reviews of books I got for free, I try to compensate by posting brief, laudatory notes.
Source: ScienceBlogs

D. Brad Wright: Let's Make a Deal!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:47 GMT

Thanks to the Game Show Network, even folks who weren't around when it aired in the sixties and seventies can enjoy the Monty Hall classic Let's Make a Deal.
Source: Huffington Post

Purse reflects your personality

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:53:10 GMT

I'm turning into one of those scary ladies who totes a giant pocketbook filled with mystery items. Actually, I carry two bags. An ugly brown one, on the flap of which my daughter wrote in ink: "I love you forever, Mommy."
Source: Coshocton Tribune

#columnists Reinhardt: Purse reflects your personality

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:49:14 GMT

I'm turning into one of those scary ladies who totes a giant pocketbook filled with mystery items. Actually, I carry two bags. An ugly brown one, on the flap of which my daughter wrote in ink: I love you forever, Mommy.
Source: The Asheville Citizen-Times

Somalia: Ramadan quiz winners get prizes of guns and grenades

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:52:06 GMT

"The reason the young men were rewarded with weapons is to encourage them to participate in the ongoing holy war against the enemies of Allah in Somalia," said Sheikh Abdullahi Alhaq. Monty Hall he ain't. I'd rather have the latest from Speidel.
Source: Jihad Watch

Photo from Getty Images by Getty Images North America

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:15:00 GMT

NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Game show host Monty Hall poses outside eBay's Let's Make A Daily Deal game show at Times Square Studios on June 23, 2009 in New York City.

Photo from Getty Images by Getty Images North America

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:22:00 GMT

NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Game show host Monty Hall and actor and comedian Mario Cantone host eBay's Let's Make A Daily Deal game show at Times Square Studios on June 23, 2009 in New York City.

"21" explains the Monty Hall problem

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:12:04 GMT