The Monty Hall problem is a classic counter intuitive statistics puzzle.
Loosely based on the American television game show ”Let’s Make a Deal”, this puzzle is named after its original host, Monty Hall.
The game play is based on conditional probability. The player is presented with 3 doors. Behind one door is the prize the player can win if he gets his guess right. There’s a goat behind the other 2 doors. Once a player is asked to choose a door, the host opens another door revealing a goat behind it. Subsequently the player is given a chance to switch his initial choice or continue with his original choice.
What would you do? Would you switch or would you go ahead with your original choice? Would mathematical probabilities favour you on switching the door you first chose or would continuing with your original choice be more prudent?
Watch the video to know about the three solutions to this mathematical paradox.
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