http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8585 The Hat Puzzle (A Consulting or Engineering Interview Brain Teaser) - Mind Your Decisions Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:21:16 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/#comment-8585 [...] If you’ve been reading my game theory articles, then you would guess that they can. Players can do often do better than random chance if they consider the distribution of outcomes—a tactic I described in my article about finding true love. [...] [...] If you’ve been reading my game theory articles, then you would guess that they can. Players can do often do better than random chance if they consider the distribution of outcomes—a tactic I described in my article about finding true love. [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7926 A gift giving puzzle (Secret Santa math) - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:27:24 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/#comment-7926 [...] a closing note, here is another probability problem where the solution ends up a lot higher than you might initially [...] [...] a closing note, here is another probability problem where the solution ends up a lot higher than you might initially [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7530 An interesting probability game - Mind Your Decisions Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:34:28 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/#comment-7530 [...] Although perhaps this is a natural thing to expect, as Euler’s number comes up in another problem I covered about the game theory of love. [...] [...] Although perhaps this is a natural thing to expect, as Euler’s number comes up in another problem I covered about the game theory of love. [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7387 Love and Statistics Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:15:18 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/#comment-7387 [...] someone has put their math to good use. Find true love using Game Theory. The key is to date some girls in the beginning and then marry the first one that is better than the [...] [...] someone has put their math to good use. Find true love using Game Theory. The key is to date some girls in the beginning and then marry the first one that is better than the [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7279 pete hopkins Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:51:50 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/01/08/game-theory-tuesdays-how-can-i-find-true-love/#comment-7279 the whole mathematical concept is great, i'm just disappointed there's no originality here. the exact same methodology has been used to develop the classic 'how many people should a company interview before they decide to hire the right candidate', and you have simply used the exact methodology except answered the question 'how many people you should date before you settle whom you think is your true love'. this would've been awesome is some extensions or additions had been made to the original concept to account for the whole finding your true love, because clearly finding the ideal employee is not the same as finding your true love, despite similarities in a structured process to find them. the whole mathematical concept is great, i’m just disappointed there’s no originality here. the exact same methodology has been used to develop the classic ‘how many people should a company interview before they decide to hire the right candidate’, and you have simply used the exact methodology except answered the question ‘how many people you should date before you settle whom you think is your true love’. this would’ve been awesome is some extensions or additions had been made to the original concept to account for the whole finding your true love, because clearly finding the ideal employee is not the same as finding your true love, despite similarities in a structured process to find them.

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