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The Monty Hall problem.
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RE: The Monty Hall problem.
For those who don't get it, here is an explanation using the three options you can choose from:

1) Pick a door with a goat. Host reveals other goat. Switching wins.
2) Pick a door with a goat (the other one). Host reveals other goat. Switching wins.
3) Pick a door with a car. Host reveals one of the other doors (they both have goats). Switching loses.

The idea is that you have a 2/3 chance of picking a door with a goat at the start, so you are more to have picked a goat. When you have picked a goat, switching always wins. If you picked a car at the beginning, switching will always lose, but since you only have a 1/3 chance of picking a car at the start, the chances are against you. On the other hand, if you stay with your choice, 2/3 times you will lose, and 1/3 times you will win.

So it is more advantageous to switch Big Grin
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The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 6:36 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Darwinian - September 24, 2009 at 7:53 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 7:55 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Darwinian - September 24, 2009 at 7:59 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 8:05 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Dotard - September 24, 2009 at 8:21 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 8:38 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Rockthatpiano06 - September 24, 2009 at 9:05 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Eilonnwy - September 24, 2009 at 9:58 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Darwinian - September 24, 2009 at 11:57 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by theblindferrengi - September 24, 2009 at 10:33 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Rhizomorph13 - September 24, 2009 at 11:33 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Eilonnwy - September 24, 2009 at 12:03 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 12:48 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Golbez - January 12, 2013 at 8:47 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Rhizomorph13 - September 24, 2009 at 1:05 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Dotard - September 24, 2009 at 2:07 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Dotard - September 24, 2009 at 2:15 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 2:24 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Dotard - September 24, 2009 at 2:28 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Rhizomorph13 - September 24, 2009 at 2:36 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 2:40 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Dotard - September 24, 2009 at 4:07 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by fr0d0 - September 24, 2009 at 4:09 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - September 24, 2009 at 4:11 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by fr0d0 - September 24, 2009 at 4:25 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Amphora - September 24, 2009 at 4:31 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Edwardo Piet - September 24, 2009 at 4:49 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Rev. Rye - January 12, 2013 at 9:07 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Anymouse - January 17, 2013 at 9:34 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Joy Squeezy - January 19, 2013 at 6:59 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - January 19, 2013 at 7:15 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Joy Squeezy - January 19, 2013 at 7:28 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Joy Squeezy - January 19, 2013 at 7:45 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Violet - January 19, 2013 at 7:56 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 7:58 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Whateverist - January 19, 2013 at 7:57 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Joy Squeezy - January 19, 2013 at 8:02 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Violet - January 19, 2013 at 8:20 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Joy Squeezy - January 19, 2013 at 8:23 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Golbez - January 19, 2013 at 8:37 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Anymouse - January 21, 2013 at 9:45 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Tiberius - January 19, 2013 at 9:56 pm
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Creed of Heresy - January 21, 2013 at 8:05 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by Zen Badger - January 21, 2013 at 8:34 am
RE: The Monty Hall problem. - by PyroManiac - February 26, 2013 at 11:48 am

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