The "Monty Hall Problem" is loosely based on the gameshow; it is not entirely based on it. The problem is still part of mathematics, and should be as it reveals bad assumptions most people make with probability.
The question wasn't "will anyone ever switch?", it was "is there any advantage to switching?" That question can be answered by using probability, and the answer is most definitely yes.
(January 19, 2013 at 6:59 pm)Joy Squeezy Wrote: It can never be genuinely tested because in the actual game no one switches. Computers aren't people. I know the odds come out at 2 chances in three in controlled tests, but those people know what's going on, and switch doors when they wouldn't have in the actual game. I think there is a lot more to this than the question of odds.Of course it can be genuinely tested.
The question wasn't "will anyone ever switch?", it was "is there any advantage to switching?" That question can be answered by using probability, and the answer is most definitely yes.
