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Yeah - and at least for me this was part of the confusion. The problem is often stated incorrectly. Critically the host always removes a goat. If the person p
by fossuser 5y ago
Yeah - and at least for me this was part of the confusion. The problem is often stated incorrectly.
Critically the host always removes a goat.
If the person presenting the problem just says “the host opens one of the doors”, but doesn’t specify he’s always revealing a bad door then it’s not clear why that matters.
The many door example makes it easy to intuit as well.
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- ryandrake 5y agoI think when stating the problem, some people assume the listener has actually watched Lets Make A Deal. You can under-specify the problem for people who have watched it, as the fact that Monty shows the worthless prize is already known.
- megablast 5y agoThat’s obvious. If he reveals the car, he isn’t going to ask you if you want to switch. A goat is a goat. It doesn’t matter to you which goat you get.
- fossuser 5y agoIt’s not obvious if you think revealing the car ends the game (and you lose). I think when I was first told it the person said “takes a door away” which is even less clear.