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I've had issues understanding the Monty Hall problem for years until now. What made it click was that, at the end of the article, it's explained that the doors
by choko 6y ago
I've had issues understanding the Monty Hall problem for years until now. What made it click was that, at the end of the article, it's explained that the doors are not opened by Monty at random. My previous reads about the problem did not disclose this, so I had made the assumption that the door opening was random. I've also never seen the show, for what it's worth.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoThe problem explicitly says that he opens the door to reveal a goat, though. If he was opening the door at random, then he would have a 1/3 chance to reveal the car. Since he always reveals the goat, to me that implies that it's not random.
- ghusbands 6y agoNo, it states only what is happening this time. It does not say "always" or talk about what happens/happened for other contestants.
- choko 6y agoAn accurate and precise description of the problem is essential to understanding. Without explicitly stating that the door choice is non-random, I did not make the assumption.