In an "Ask Marilyn" column, Marilyn vos Savant correctly solved the puzzle now known as the Monty Hall Problem. Around 10,000 people wrote in to say she was wrong, including many mathematicians! Researchers have even found that pigeons tend to learn the optimal strategy faster than humans during repeated trials. Let's explore the Monty Hall problem in 5 levels, from simulations of the game through a complete solution with conditional probabilities.
00:00 Introduction
00:33 The Puzzle and Simulations
01:50 'Simple Solution'
03:10 The 10 Doors Game
04:19 The Unequal Doors Game
05:40 Conditional Probability Solution