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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem

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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem
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RE: The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem
March 13, 2016 at 7:43 am (This post was last modified: March 13, 2016 at 7:45 am by robvalue.)
You code, don't you pool?

Go for it. Write a program, and use the switching strategy every time. See how often you win.

You just have to figure out which door the guy opens. If you picked right initially, he randomly picks one of the other two doors to open. If you picked wrong, he picks the remaining wrong door. Then you switch to the other door, regardless. You will find you win close to 2/3 of the time.
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The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem

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RE: Probability? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 8, 2016 at 7:53 pm
RE: Probability? - by Excited Penguin - March 8, 2016 at 7:56 pm
RE: Probability? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 8, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: The role of probability in solving the Monty Hall problem - by robvalue - March 13, 2016 at 7:43 am

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