pimanrules | Deal or No Deal & The Monty Hall Problem - A Python Simulation and Analysis @pimanrules | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 minute ago
Is Deal or No Deal actually an instance of the Monty Hall problem? Is it really better to swap cases than to not swap? Let’s write a simulation in Python to find out.
Some links that might be of interest to you:
My Twitter: twitter.com/pimanrules
The code I show: gist.github.com/jsettlem/d088cf9077eec7bf8b61fedb137d5359
The Numberphile video on the Monty Hall problem: youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb-6rxZxx0
Normally this is where I’d ask if people are able to translate this video, but YouTube’s getting rid of Community Contributions. Maybe tell them that’s a terrible idea?
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Explanation of Deal or No Deal
1:30 - Coding the simulation of the Monty Hall problem
4:59 - Coding the simulation of Deal or No Deal
7:43 - Analysis and intuition
11:38 - Outro + Hi Howie
Music credits:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Investigations by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3924-investigations
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
On My Way by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Is Deal or No Deal actually an instance of the Monty Hall problem? Is it really better to swap cases than to not swap? Let’s write a simulation in Python to find out.
Some links that might be of interest to you:
My Twitter: twitter.com/pimanrules
The code I show: gist.github.com/jsettlem/d088cf9077eec7bf8b61fedb137d5359
The Numberphile video on the Monty Hall problem: youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb-6rxZxx0
Normally this is where I’d ask if people are able to translate this video, but YouTube’s getting rid of Community Contributions. Maybe tell them that’s a terrible idea?
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Explanation of Deal or No Deal
1:30 - Coding the simulation of the Monty Hall problem
4:59 - Coding the simulation of Deal or No Deal
7:43 - Analysis and intuition
11:38 - Outro + Hi Howie
Music credits:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Investigations by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3924-investigations
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
On My Way by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0