MAT330/681 LECTURE 6 (2/16/2022): BAYES' FORMULA AND SOME PROBLEMS





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• Video 1: Bayes' Formula and a first exercise: Download file or watch below


• Video 2: Efficacy of multiple-choice exams: Download file or watch below


• Video 3: Monty Hall problem explained with Bayes' Formula: Download file or watch below

Some other interesting things about Monty Hall:

• Play the Monty Hall problem yourself (or run a large simulation on demand): here

• A website that explains Monty Hall in many different nice ways: here

• Are pigeons better at understanding Monty Hall than mathematicians? here


• Video 4: The issue of false positives: Download file or watch below




• Lecture Notes (static file from above videos): PDF file





Last updated: Feb 16, 2022, 10:00am EST