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orthonormal comments on Deviant argumentation regarding Monty Hall problem - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Craig_Heldreth 25 October 2011 11:27PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 07 November 2011 06:38:50AM 1 point [-]

P=1/2; then you can switch 2/3 of the times you play, but you're still right just 1/3 of the time.

Note that for P>1/2, a rational contestant will win more than 1/3 of the time by switching, but for P<=1/2, the best strategy is just to never switch.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 November 2011 03:31:59PM 0 points [-]

Correct! I can't be bothered to create Misha points, so a point to House Orthonormal.

(House Orthonormal's colors are #010000, #000100, and #000001, which are technically red, green, and blue, but are indistinguishable from black to other houses. The house mascot is the disease-carrying mosquito -- a vector.)