in reply to Re^8: Marilyn Vos Savant's Monty Hall problem
in thread Marilyn Vos Savant's Monty Hall problem

Yes, if the host is trying to keep your from winning the car, he will open the car door if you haven't picked it. In that scenario, you should never switch.

Of course, the only rationally plausible scenario in an actual game show is that in which the host will always pick a goat door to open.

tilly is just pointing out that in purely formal terms, the problem is almost never stated unambiguously enough.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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