From: Jeff Davis (jdavis@socketscience.com)
Date: Sun May 13 2001 - 22:07:08 MDT
Adrian Tymes <wingcat@pacbell.net> writes:
>Case A: Host says nothing, so contestant never has a reason to switch.
>
>Case B: Host reveals a nonprize door after initial choice, always
>choosing the contestant's door if the contestant chose a nonprize door;
>contestant switches only if contestant's door is revealed.
>
>Case C: Host reveals a nonprize door completely at random; contestant
>only switches if contestant's door is revealed.
>
>Case D: Host reveals a nonprize door completely at random; contestant
>always switches.
<snip>
>Any other strategies I should run? I've included the code (in Perl)
>below, if anyone else would like to double-check my work.
>
Good work Adrian, but, I'm scratching my head, because it seems to me that
you missed the one sequence that represents the original puzzle.
Contestant chooses door. Host chooses a nonprize door from the unchosen
two. Contestant switches from his first choice to the other unrevealed
door.
Am I missing something?
Best, Jeff Davis
"Everything's hard till you know how to do it."
Ray Charles
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