The Monty Hall Problem

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Monty Hall Problem, one of the most famous brainteasers in mathematics. Its deceptive simplicity has fooled countless mathematicians. In addition to a thorough mathematical discussion of the problem, this book surveys the professional literature in a variety of disciplines.

Mathematicians call it the Monty Hall Problem, and it is one of the most interesting mathematical brain teasers of recent times. In this light-hearted yet ultimately serious book, Jason Rosenhouse explores the history of this fascinating puzzle. Using a minimum of mathematics (and none at all for much of the book), he shows how the problem illuminates fundamental mathematical issues and has abiding philosophical implications. Perhaps most important, he writes, the problem opens a window on our cognitive difficulties in reasoning about uncertainty.

The book is chatty and welcoming, and the author's enthusiasm is infectious.

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Jason Rosenhouse is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University in Virginia.

Inhalt
Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Ancestral Monty
2: Classical Monty
3: Bayesian Monty
4: Progressive Monty
5: Miscellaneous Monty
6: Cognitive Monty
7: Philosophical Monty
8: Final Monty
Appendix: A Gallery of Variations
Bibliography
Index

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