From the Wikipedia page devoted to the “Monty Hall problem“: Suppose you’re on a game show like “Let’s Make a Deal,” and you’re given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a new car; behind ...
Calculating probabilities can be tricky, with subtle changes in context giving quite different results. I was reminded of this recently after setting BrainTwister #10 for New Scientist readers, which ...
The host invites you to pick a door, any door. Let’s say you pick door one. The host throws open one of the doors you did not select, revealing a goat. Then the host gives you the option of switching ...
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