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Monty rule problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by pory@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because the problem is explicitly about the choice between two doors. You have to eliminate all but two choices.

But even then, you'd still have a better chance by switching.

Your intuition about the change is the whole point - it exposes why the result is what it is.