3 Doors - 2 goats and a car

Blatter

There are 3 doors, behind which are two goats and a car.

You pick a door (call it door A). You’re hoping for the car of course.

The game show host, examines the other doors (B & C) and always opens one of them with a goat (Both doors might have goats; he’ll randomly pick one to open)

Question: Do you stick with door A (original guess) or switch to the other unopened door? Does it matter?

Poll to follow.

Gordon

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

You switch.

http://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-monty-hall-problem/

MarkAnthony

What if you actually want a goat; will it be a good looking goat?

whiskeyman

MarkAnthony wrote: »

What if you actually want a goat; will it be a good looking goat?

Only if it's an older goat.

any younger, and you have to be kidding...

Blatter

Gordon wrote: »

You switch.

http://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-monty-hall-problem/

Yep, a bit of a mind fukc though!

The Backwards Man

I know a fella could put four calves in a three door Fiesta, one in the passenger seat, two in the back and one in the boot.

The Peanut

Can we have another poll to see if the first poll was more relevant:
A: before Gordon gave the answer
B: after Gordon gave the answer

Another mind fcuk.

MarkAnthony

Why is there no poll option for I want a goat.

Why is there no poll option for Atari Jaguar.

Please fix poll.

Gordon

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

Can we have another poll for before and after The Peanut asked for another poll?

Ruu

I'll take what's behind the curtain with the question mark on it!!! *jumps up and down*

Peregrine

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

The Monty Hall problem. Switch.

I think this was in some movie?

Edit: It was 21

moonshadow

I won a car were do I collect it ?

thefishone

MOH

You leave the game show host there, take the goat, and go through the second door.
If it's another goat, swap the goats and continue through the third door.
Take the car, put the goat in it.
Go back through the first door, drop the goat back, collect the game show host and .... wait, that's a different problem.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

Where have you been? This is a very old probably question.

Capt'n Midnight

Ty Deafening Panacea wrote: »

Where have you been? This is a very old probably question.

There's no probably about it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

There's no probably about it.

Explain please. Or was that some sort of attempt at a joke.

Pherekydes

It doesn't matter whether I stick or switch, I'll have a 50:50 chance of winning the car either way

Ty Deafening Panacea wrote: »

Explain please. Or was that some sort of attempt at a joke.

Probably a pun.

Based on your use of probably instead of probability.

It sucks when you explain a joke.

Slicemeister

Ty Deafening Panacea wrote: »

Where have you been? This is a very old probably question.

Not a hint of ability even?

Ficheall

Nim wrote: »

The Monty Hall problem. Switch.

I think this was in some movie?

Edit: It was 21

"We're gonna call this 'The Game Show Host Problem'... ".
Ugh.