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RIP Monty Hall

Geoff Riley

12th October 2017

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The game show host famous for the (counter-intuitive) Monty Hall Problem passed away recently at the ripe old age of 96. Here are some resources on a problem beloved of many university interviews!

Some economics at the movies!

Read Tim Harford's article here

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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