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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sieep-coding/monte-hall-problem-python
- Owner: Sieep-Coding
- License: unlicense
- Created: 2024-05-09T14:00:52.000Z (8 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-09T22:54:43.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-08T01:39:40.598Z (about 2 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 51.8 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
## What is the Monty Hall Problem?
The Monty Hall problem is a famous probability puzzle named after the host of the television game show "Let's Make a Deal."
### It goes like this:
Suppose you're on a game show and you're given the choice of three doors:
- Behind one door is a car, and behind the other two doors are goats.
- You pick a door, say Door 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say Door 3, which has a goat.
- He then asks you, "Do you want to switch your choice from Door 1 to Door 2?"
The question is: Should you switch doors or stick with your original choice?
### The Solution
Surprisingly, switching doors gives you a higher probability of winning the car. The probability of winning the car by switching is 2/3, while the probability of winning by sticking with your original choice is 1/3.
#### Here's why:
- Initially, there are three doors, and the car is equally likely to be behind any one of them (1/3 probability for each door).
- When you initially pick a door, say Door 1, there's a 1/3 chance that you've picked the door with the car, and a 2/3 chance that the car is behind one of the other two doors.
- The host then opens one of the remaining two doors, say Door 3, which reveals a goat.
- This doesn't change the probability of the car being behind your initial choice (Door 1) or the remaining unopened door (Door 2).
- Since there's a 2/3 chance that the car is behind the remaining unopened door (Door 2), switching doors gives you a 2/3 probability of winning the car.
