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From: Gerhard Ersdal (gerhard@ersdal.com)
Date: Thu Jul 11 2002 - 20:24:33 BST


All,

A way of looking at it is as follows:

Assume the price is in door A:

 

Your choice Monty choice Stategy

Door A (1/3 ch) Door B (1/2 ch) Change looses / stay wins

                             Door C (1/2 ch) Change looses / stay
wins

Door B (1/3 ch) Door C (1 ch) Change wins / stay looses

Door C (1/3 ch) Door B (1 ch) Change wins / stay looses

(Monty canot select door A when the price is in door A)

So if you sum up, strategy stay wins in 1/3*(1/2 + 1/2)=1/3 times,
strategy change wins in (1/3*1 + 1/3 * 1 ) = 2/3 times.

I have also tried simulating this, and won a lot of money - so I knowit
works according to the theory.

Best regards

Gerhard

 

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