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Old 03-20-2007, 09:54 AM
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Default Re: Interesting Mathematical Paradox?

this is just an exercise in conditional probability which often seems counterintuitive. The standard way to present this type of problem is:

1. You are a contestant on a game show.
2. There are three closed doors
3. behind 2 doors is a goat and behind one is a car.
4. After you choose one door (but before opening it) the gameshow host suddenly opens one of the other two doors and reveals a goat.
5. Is it in your best interest to switch to the other remaining (closed) door given this new information?


It turns out that the answer is not so simple and requires a fair amount of conditional probability. However, it is not a true paradox.
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