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- From: fnord@panix.com (Cliff Heller)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science
- Subject: Re: More Monty Hall
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.160828.15552@panix.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 16:08:28 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.165746.10294@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1h4fbgINN5c5@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <1992Dec21.214559.22343@berlioz.nsc.com> <1992Dec21.230241.19209@colorado.edu> <1992Dec22.185741.9823@berlioz.nsc.com> <1992Dec22.221610.6009@panix.com>
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- In <1992Dec22.221610.6009@panix.com> carlf@panix.com (Carl Fink) writes:
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- >In <1992Dec22.185741.9823@berlioz.nsc.com> worden@bouncer.nsc.com (Dennis Worden) writes:
- > (I know in advance this is likely a waste of time)
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- It is, but what fun, eh?
-
- > Let's examine all possible cases, okay? There are three doors,
- >which we will designate alpha, beta, and gamma. The prize is behind
- >door gamma, so there are three cases, namely, you pick alpha, you
- >pick beta, you pick gamma.
-
- > Case alpha: you have not picked the prize. Monty reveals the
- >goat behind beta. If you switch, you pick gamma and win.
-
- > Case beta: you have not picked the prize. Monty reveals the goat
- >behind alpha. If you switch, you win.
- >
- > Case gamma: you have picked the prize. Monty reveals either the
- >goat behind alpha or the one behind beta. If you switch, you lose.
-
- Clear example, however the logically impaired divide case gamma into two
- cases, depending on the door that Monty reveals, and it reduces to 50/50.
-
- But keep hammering at it. Notice how they never agree to put money on it.
-
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